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ARKANSASLABOR MARKET REPORT
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The Arkansas Labor Market is prepared monthly in conjunction with the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor, Bu-reau of Labor Statis-tics (BLS). The current month’s estimates are preliminary, while pre-vious month’s data is subject to revision.
Estimates of nonfarm payroll jobs show the number of jobs by industry and reflect employment by place of work. Hours and earnings estimates are based on payroll and worker-hour data col-lected for production workers in manufactur-ing industries.
Industries are classi-fied according to the North American In-dustry Classification System (NAICS). All estimates are based on a first quarter 2019 benchmark.
Explanation of Terms and Concepts
Monthly Business
Survey of Employers
A monthly sample sur-vey designed to pro-vide industry infor-mation on nonfarm payroll jobs. Data are compiled each month from mail surveys and telephone interviews conducted by the Bu-reau of Labor Statistics in cooperation with Department of Work-force Services. The data are based on establish-ment records and in-clude all workers, full-or part-time, who re-ceived pay during the payroll period which includes the 12th of the month. Approximately
5,000 Arkansas busi-ness establishments are surveyed.
Metropolitan
Statistical Areas
A term applied by the U.S. Office of Manage-ment and Budget to counties that have one or more central cities and that meet specified criteria of population density, commuting patterns and social and economic integration.
Current Population
Survey (CPS)
A monthly sample sur-vey of the population 16 years of age and over, designed to pro-vide data on the labor force, the employed and the unemployed. The survey is conduct-ed each month by the Bureau of the Census for BLS. The informa-tion is collected by trained interviewers from a sample of about 60,000 households. The data collected are based on the activity reported for the cal-endar week including the 12th of the month. Approximately 800 Arkansas households are represented in the sample survey.
Civilian Labor Force
The sum of all em-ployed and unem-ployed persons 16 years of age or older. Members of the Armed Forces are excluded.
Employment
An estimate of the number of persons who worked any time
for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid work-ers in a family business during the calendar week which includes the 12th of the month. Also included are those who, although not working, had some job attachment and were not looking for work, and persons involved in labor management disputes.
Unemployment
An estimate of the number of persons who did not have a job, but were available for work and actively seek-ing work during the calendar week which includes the 12th of the month.
Unemployment
Rate
The number of unem-ployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force. Unemployment rates are calculated from unrounded data.
Seasonal
Adjustment
A statistical technique applied to monthly data to e l iminate changes that normally occur during the year due to seasonal events such as weather, ma-jor holidays, schedule shifts, harvest times, and the opening/clos-ing of schools.
Technical Notes
Monthly Spotlight..................................................2
Arkansas Labor Force Summary.......................3
Arkansas Nonfarm Payroll Jobs........................4
Arkansas Production Workers...........................6
Metropolitan Statistical Areas...........................7
Micropolitan Statistical Areas/Cities.............14
County Labor Force Statistics..........................15
Local Workforce Development Areas..........18
Table of Contents
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Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
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DECEMBER SPOTLIGHTDECEMBER SPOTLIGHTBusiness Employment Dynamics
Business Employment Dynamics, also known as BED, tracks employment gains and losses at individual business locations. BED statistics are calculated from quarterly reports provided by employers to the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program. Like QCEW data, BED statistics are produced and published on a quarterly basis. At this time, BED data is only available at the national and statewide levels.
The information produced from BED statistics includes gross job gains and losses at estab-lishments with changes in em-ployment. These employment changes occur when establish-ments open/expand or close/contract. Gross job gains are a combination of jobs created from both openings of new businesses and expansions at existing businesses. Gross job losses are a combination of jobs lost from both exist-ing businesses that close and those that reduce their number of employees. The net change is the difference between gross job gains and gross job losses.
Arkansas’ Gross Job Gains vs. Gross Job Losses (Private Sector/Seasonally Adjusted)2nd Quarter 2018 - 2nd Quarter 2020
Gross Job Gains and Losses by Quarter (Private Sector)State of Arkansas
(Seasonally Adjusted) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter Ending ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category | Jun 19 | Sep 19 | Dec 19 | Mar 20 | Jun 20*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Employment Levels
Gross job gains..... 51,536 56,712 66,058 52,888 47,653 Gross job losses.... 58,717 59,055 49,413 56,439 119,256
Net Change.......... -7,181 -2,343 16,645 -3,551 -71,603
*Most recent BED data available is for 2nd Quarter 2020
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
Jun '18 Sep '18 Dec '18 Mar '19 Jun '19 Sep '19 Dec '19 Mar '20 Jun '20
Gross Job Gains Gross Job Losses
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates
Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
U.S. Unemployment
1,321,9931,238,130
83,8636.3
6.7
1,360,8971,303,673
57,2244.2
6.7
1,364,2551,316,069
48,1863.5
3.6
Dec 19 Dec 20 Nov 20
Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
U.S. Unemployment
1,318,1791,241,354
76,8255.8
6.4
1,349,8631,295,366
54,4974.0
6.5
1,355,9411,310,216
45,7253.4
3.4
Dec 19 Dec 20 Nov 20
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Number of Employed (Seasonally Adjusted)December 2018 - December 2020
Labor force data, produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and released by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, show Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped two and one-tenth of a percentage point, from 6.3 percent in November (revised up from 6.2 percent) to 4.2 percent in December. Arkansas’ civilian labor force increased 38,904, a result of 65,543 more employed and 26,639 fewer unemployed Arkansans. The United States’ jobless rate held steady at 6.7 percent between November and December.
BLS Program Operations Manager Susan Price said, “After peaking at 10.8 percent in April, Arkansas’ unemployment has slowly declined throughout 2020 and fell to 4.2 percent in December. This drop reflects the cumulative impact of recent hiring, as more Arkansans report they are currently employed.”
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STATE OF ARKANSASSTATE OF ARKANSASCivilian Labor Force Summary
1,050,000
1,100,000
1,150,000
1,200,000
1,250,000
1,300,000
1,350,000
Dec'18
Jun'19
Dec'19
Jun'20
Dec'20
Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 19
1252.9207.659.55.0
54.534.4
148.168.979.2
1045.3271.949.5
147.075.410.760.848.012.8
150.546.136.667.8
188.416.1
172.359.836.9
102.89.6
93.28.2
85.055.9
204.321.077.731.146.6
105.663.242.4
OTM OTY
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging, & Construction Mining & Logging Construction Specialty Trade Contractors Manufacturing Durable Goods Nondurable Goods Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transport, Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Business Services Professional, Scientific & Technical Management of Companies Administrative & Support Services Educational & Health Services Educational Services Health Care & Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Social Assistance Leisure & Hospitality Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Accommodation & Food Services Accommodation Services Food Services Other Services Government Federal Government State Government State Gov, Educational Services State Gov, Excluding Education Local Government Local Gov, Educational Services Local Gov, Excluding Education
(NAICS)
Not Seasonal ly Adjusted(In Thousands)
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STATE OF ARKANSASSTATE OF ARKANSAS
1250.3208.260.35.1
55.235.1
147.968.379.6
1042.1268.250.1
144.873.310.760.847.912.9
147.945.236.366.4
188.416.3
172.160.336.9
105.49.8
95.68.4
87.256.0
204.720.778.131.446.7
105.963.242.7
1286.8219.957.55.8
51.733.4
162.476.486.0
1066.9258.448.9
138.970.611.261.748.013.7
147.446.134.566.8
197.616.5
181.162.739.5
116.510.1
106.410.995.560.2
213.920.579.631.747.9
113.869.844.0
2.6-0.6-0.8-0.1-0.7-0.70.20.6
-0.43.23.7
-0.62.22.10.00.00.1
-0.12.60.90.31.40.0
-0.20.2
-0.50.0
-2.6-0.2-2.4-0.2-2.2-0.1-0.40.3
-0.4-0.3-0.1-0.30.0
-0.3
-33.9-12.3
2.0-0.82.81.0
-14.3-7.5-6.8
-21.613.50.68.14.8
-0.5-0.90.0
-0.93.10.02.11.0
-9.2-0.4-8.8-2.9-2.6
-13.7-0.5
-13.2-2.7
-10.5-4.3-9.60.5
-1.9-0.6-1.3-8.2-6.6-1.6
Nonfarm Payroll Job Summary
Arkansas’ nonfarm payroll jobs increased 2,600 in December to total 1,252,900. Three major industry sectors added jobs, more than offsetting small losses in five sectors. Employment in three industry sectors was unchanged. Jobs in trade, transportation, and utilities rose 3,700. Gains were posted in retail trade (+2,200) and transportation-warehousing-utilities (+2,100), related in large part to seasonal hiring for the holidays. Professional and business services added 2,600 jobs. The largest increase was in administrative and support services (+1,400), a subsector which includes employment agencies. Jobs in leisure and hospitality declined 2,600. Most of the loss was in food services (-2,200), due in part to the temporary closure of food services at educational facilities during winter break.
Over-the-Year Job Change by Industry (Not Seasonally Adjusted)December 2019 vs December 2020
November 2020 - December 2020
December 2019 - December 2020Compared to December 2019, nonfarm payroll jobs in Arkansas are down 33,900. Employment de-creased in eight major industry sectors. Manufacturing posted the largest drop, down 14,300 jobs. Losses were reported in both durable goods (-7,500) and nondurable goods (-6,800) manufacturing. Employment in leisure and hospitality declined 13,700, mostly in food services (-10,500). Jobs in government decreased 9,600, largely in local government (-8,200). Employment in educational and health services is down 9,200. Most of the loss was reported in health care and social assistance (-8,800). Other services declined 4,300. The sector includes activities such as repair-maintenance and membership organizations. Trade, transportation, and utilities reported the largest increase, add-ing 13,500 jobs. Professional and business services (+3,100) and construction (+2,800) also posted notable gains in employment.
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STATE OF ARKANSASSTATE OF ARKANSASNonfarm Payroll Job Summary
-14,300
-13,700
-9,600
-9,200
-4,300
-900
-800
-500
2,800
3,100
13,500
-20,000 -15,000 -10,000 -5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000
Manufacturing
Leisure & Hospitality
Government
Education & Health
Other Services
Financial Activities
Mining & Logging
Information
Construction
Professional & Business
Trade-Transportation-Utilities
Average Weekly HoursAverage Hourly EarningsAverage Weekly Earnings
39.219.13
749.90
40.119.40
777.94
41.518.71
776.47
Dec 19 Dec 20 Nov 20
Manufacturing
Average Weekly HoursAverage Hourly EarningsAverage Weekly Earnings
37.221.20
788.64
38.421.04
807.94
42.720.72
884.74
Dec 19 Dec 20 Nov 20
Average Weekly HoursAverage Hourly EarningsAverage Weekly Earnings
40.817.54
715.63
41.518.10
751.15
40.416.87
681.55
Dec 19 Dec 20 Nov 20
Durable Goods Manufacturing Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
Average Weekly Hours Worked in Manufacturing (Production Workers)December 2018 - December 2020
Durable Goods and Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
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STATE OF ARKANSASSTATE OF ARKANSAS
Production Workers - Hours and Earnings
34.0
35.0
36.0
37.0
38.0
39.0
40.0
41.0
42.0
43.0
44.0
45.0
Dec'18
Jun'19
Dec'19
Jun'20
Dec'20
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
354,854343,794
11,0603.1
Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 19339,382317,62521,757
6.4
348,009333,02414,985
4.3
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging & Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Trans., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Educational & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
350.737.118.019.1
313.673.815.840.217.83.6
21.347.355.927.617.366.810.234.322.3
349.137.118.119.0
312.072.615.839.317.53.6
21.346.055.428.917.366.910.134.422.4
366.438.517.820.7
327.972.115.938.917.34.3
21.648.458.833.618.470.79.9
36.124.7
NAICS Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 191.60.0
-0.10.11.61.20.00.90.30.00.01.30.5
-1.30.0
-0.10.1
-0.1-0.1
-15.7-1.40.2
-1.6-14.3
1.7-0.11.30.5
-0.7-0.3-1.1-2.9-6.0-1.1-3.90.3
-1.8-2.4
OTM OTY
-6,845-10,770
3,9251.2
OTM OTY8,627
15,399-6,772
-2.1
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway MSA = Faulkner, Grant, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, & Saline counties.
(In Thousands)
Number of UnemployedDecember: 2010 - 2020
Jobs in Leisure & HospitalityJanuary 2018 - December 2020
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METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASLittle Rock - North Little Rock - Conway MSA
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
'10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
J F M A M J J A S O N D
2018 2019 2020
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
281,513274,919
6,5942.3
Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 19276,826264,82612,000
4.3
284,148275,471
8,6773.1
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging & Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Trans., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Educational & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
266.841.512.828.7
225.360.213.027.919.31.98.3
54.127.126.19.5
38.12.9
16.318.9
267.041.512.728.8
225.559.713.027.619.11.98.3
53.527.826.49.5
38.42.8
16.818.8
268.543.012.630.4
225.557.612.326.518.82.18.3
51.330.726.79.7
39.12.7
16.719.7
NAICS Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 19-0.20.00.1
-0.1-0.20.50.00.30.20.00.00.6
-0.7-0.30.0
-0.30.1
-0.50.1
-1.7-1.50.2
-1.7-0.22.60.71.40.5
-0.20.02.8
-3.6-0.6-0.2-1.00.2
-0.4-0.8
OTM OTY
2,635552
2,0830.8
OTM OTY7,322
10,645-3,323
-1.2
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA = Benton, Madison, & Washington counties in Arkansas and McDonald county in Missouri.
(In Thousands)
Unemployment RatesDecember 2018 - December 2020
Nonfarm Payroll JobsDecember: 2010 - 2020
2019
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METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASFayetteville - Springdale - Rogers MSA
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
9.0%
Dec'18
Jun'19
Dec'19
Jun'20
Dec'20
140,000
180,000
220,000
260,000
300,000
'10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
118,116113,956
4,1603.5
Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 19115,675108,830
6,8455.9
116,217111,052
5,1654.4
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging & Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Trans., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Educational & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
109.522.25.7
16.587.324.14.2
13.26.71.14.4
11.416.78.14.3
17.21.32.7
13.2
110.322.35.8
16.588.024.24.3
13.36.61.14.4
11.616.78.44.4
17.21.32.7
13.2
114.123.55.9
17.690.623.74.3
12.76.71.24.0
12.117.39.24.5
18.61.33.1
14.2
NAICS Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 19-0.8-0.1-0.10.0
-0.7-0.1-0.1-0.10.10.00.0
-0.20.0
-0.3-0.10.00.00.00.0
-4.6-1.3-0.2-1.1-3.30.4
-0.10.50.0
-0.10.4
-0.7-0.6-1.1-0.2-1.40.0
-0.4-1.0
OTM OTY
-1,899-2,9041,005
0.9
OTM OTY542
2,222-1,680
-1.5
The Fort Smith MSA = Crawford & Sebastian counties in Arkansas & LeFlore & Sequoyah counties in Oklahoma.
(In Thousands)
Over-the-Year Job Change by IndustryDecember 2019 vs December 2020
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METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASFort Smith MSA
-1,400
-1,100
-1,100
-700
-600
-200
-200
-100
400
400
-1,600 -1,400 -1,200 -1,000 -800 -600 -400 -200 0 200 400 600
Government
Manufacturing
Leisure & Hospitality
Professional & Business
Education & Health
Other Services
Mining-Logging-Construction
Information
Financial Activities
Trade-Transportation-Utilities
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
40,40839,0081,400
3.5
Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 1940,51937,5013,018
7.4
41,29639,1992,097
5.1
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
8881916971.6
OTM OTY777
1,698-921-2.3
The Hot Springs MSA = Garland County.
(In Thousands)
Number of EmployedJanuary 2018 - December 2020
39.04.5
34.54.5
38.94.5
34.44.6
39.24.7
34.54.6
NAICS Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 190.10.00.1
-0.1
-0.2-0.20.0
-0.1
OTM OTYTotal Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government
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METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASHot Springs MSA
30,000
32,000
34,000
36,000
38,000
40,000
42,000
44,000
J F M A M J J A S O N D
2018 2019 2020
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
66,30864,5561,752
2.6
Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 1966,39163,2373,154
4.8
67,98065,769
2,2113.3
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
1,6721,213
4590.7
OTM OTY1,5892,532-943-1.5
The Jonesboro MSA = Craighead & Poinsett counties.
(In Thousands)
Jobs in Goods Producing IndustriesDecember: 2010 - 2020
62.110.651.58.7
62.210.751.58.7
61.310.251.19.2
NAICS Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 19-0.1-0.10.00.0
0.80.40.4
-0.5
OTM OTYTotal Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government
2019
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METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASJonesboro MSA
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
11,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
34,61732,8791,738
5.0
Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 1933,23830,4992,739
8.2
33,66431,7021,962
5.8
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
-953-1,177
2240.8
OTM OTY426
1,203-777-2.4
The Pine Bluff MSA = Cleveland, Jefferson, & Lincoln counties.
(In Thousands)
Nonfarm Payroll JobsDecember 2018 - December 2020
31.35.6
25.78.0
31.45.6
25.88.1
32.96.0
26.99.2
NAICS Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 19-0.10.0
-0.1-0.1
-1.6-0.4-1.2-1.2
OTM OTYTotal Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government
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METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASPine Bluff MSA
29,000
29,500
30,000
30,500
31,000
31,500
32,000
32,500
33,000
33,500
34,000
Dec'18
Jun'19
Dec'19
Jun'20
Dec'20
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
647,507622,64824,859
3.8
Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 19668,305623,53744,768
6.7
668,382618,79349,589
7.4
20,875-3,85524,730
3.6
OTM OTY77
-4,7444,821
0.7
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
65,29062,8052,485
3.8
Dec 20 Nov 20 Dec 1965,44860,9104,538
6.9
65,94262,200
3,7425.7
652-605
1,2571.9
OTM OTY494
1,290-796-1.2
The Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA = Fayette, Shelby, & Tipton counties in Tennessee; Benton, Desoto, Marshall, Tate, & Tunica counties in Mississippi; & Crittenden County in Arkansas.
Texarkana MSA
The Texarkana MSA= Bowie County in Texas & Little River & Miller counties in Arkansas.
Memphis MSA - Unemployment RatesDecember: 2010 - 2020
Texarkana MSA - EmploymentDecember 2018 - December 2020
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METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREASMETROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS
Out-of-State MSAs
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
'10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20
36,000
41,000
46,000
51,000
56,000
61,000
66,000
Dec'18
Jun'19
Dec'19
Jun'20
Dec'20
Micropolitan Labor Force Est imates
Arkadelphia Micro = Clark CountyBatesville Micro = Independence CountyBlytheville Micro = Mississippi CountyCamden Micro = Calhoun & Ouachita countiesEl Dorado Micro = Union County
Forrest City Micro = St. Francis CountyHarrison Micro = Boone & Newton countiesHelena-West Helena Micro = Phillips CountyHope Micro = Hempstead & Nevada countiesMagnolia Micro = Columbia County
Malvern Micro = Hot Spring CountyMountain Home Micro = Baxter CountyParagould Micro = Greene CountyRussellville Micro = Pope & Yell countiesSearcy Micro = White County
Arkadelphia MicroBatesville Micro Blytheville MicroCamden Micro El Dorado Micro Forrest City MicroHarrison MicroHelena-West Helena MicroHope MicroMagnolia MicroMalvern MicroMountain Home MicroParagould MicroRussellville Micro Searcy Micro
9,25016,09616,23511,67314,6877,705
18,7175,819
12,8658,904
13,34715,53719,32835,90532,010
377606
1,041453859454593434451546526626694
1,3871,432
Micro Area CLF Emp Unemp3.93.66.03.75.55.63.16.93.45.83.83.93.53.74.3
Rate9,627
16,70217,27612,12615,5468,159
19,3106,253
13,3169,450
13,87316,16320,02237,29233,442
8,85815,42015,58411,17614,0607,384
17,9365,606
12,3398,522
12,76814,86618,56134,42530,618
501809
1,513641
1,220629845565627641749851974
1,8251,927
CLF Emp Unemp5.45.08.85.48.07.84.59.24.87.05.55.45.05.05.9
Rate CLF Emp Unemp3.53.74.84.75.34.73.16.23.64.03.33.83.34.04.4
Rate
December 2020 November 2020 December 2019
Bella VistaBentonBentonvilleBlythevilleCabotConwayEl DoradoFayettevilleFort SmithHot SpringsJacksonvilleJonesboroLittle RockNorth Little RockParagouldPine BluffRogersRussellvilleSearcySherwoodSpringdaleTexarkana, ARVan BurenWest Memphis
12,38216,92627,3195,892
11,80232,8806,776
48,87838,29314,76411,55440,40995,46129,49112,71316,01536,25713,38110,10715,65540,11113,74510,12610,535
11,92716,37826,5985,468
11,38131,7016,362
47,26636,77713,93510,77539,12890,67727,81912,21214,83635,21012,9179,759
15,01738,93813,0599,7869,905
City CLF Emp Unemp3.73.22.67.23.63.66.13.34.05.66.73.25.05.73.97.42.93.53.44.12.95.03.46.0
Rate12,10216,40526,5295,940
11,44831,8196,712
47,69237,60014,62611,27339,53293,65529,08612,44815,95935,25412,9529,818
15,26939,05813,4629,908
10,407
11,44515,61425,5225,249
10,87930,2456,090
45,35735,41613,33110,27137,59686,43826,51811,72814,25333,78612,3699,335
14,31537,36512,4819,4349,425
CLF Emp Unemp5.44.83.8
11.65.04.99.34.95.88.98.94.97.78.85.8
10.74.24.54.96.24.37.34.89.4
Rate12,24817,35627,0745,891
12,13333,6536,854
48,24439,10214,43411,71339,39196,60029,87712,63816,35535,88613,33710,18215,95439,67913,60310,38510,532
11,89316,90526,5215,531
11,75732,7296,475
47,13437,85813,86711,12238,37993,59428,71412,20515,38135,10912,8759,841
15,50038,82813,04310,07810,072
355451553360376924379
1,1101,244
567591
1,0123,0061,163
433974777462341454851560307460
CLF Emp Unemp2.92.62.06.13.12.75.52.33.23.95.02.63.13.93.46.02.23.53.32.82.14.13.04.4
Rate
December 2020 November 2020 December 2019
City Labor Force Statist ics
9,75616,55517,25712,21515,7888,095
19,2856,329
13,4259,151
13,89816,14019,97837,32133,765
341618836578841379597391487367453617662
1,4931,486
9,35916,22917,09711,81715,2808,013
18,7816,171
12,9669,163
13,51715,71719,53536,25032,545
9,41515,93716,42111,63714,9477,716
18,6885,938
12,9388,784
13,44515,52319,31635,82832,279
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Not Seasonally Adjusted
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MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND CITIESMICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND CITIESCivilian Labor Force Estimates
455548721424421
1,179414
1,6121,516
829779
1,2814,7841,672
5011,1791,047
464348638
1,173686340630
657791
1,007691569
1,574622
2,3352,1841,2951,0021,9367,2172,568
7201,7061,468
583483954
1,693981474982
ArkansasAshleyBaxterBentonBooneBradleyCalhounCarrollChicotClarkClayCleburneClevelandColumbiaConwayCraigheadCrawfordCrittendenCrossDallasDeshaDrewFaulknerFranklinFultonGarlandGrantGreeneHempsteadHot SpringHowardIndependenceIzardJacksonJeffersonJohnsonLafayetteLawrenceLeeLincolnLittle RiverLoganLonokeMadisonMarionMiller
9,4487,393
16,163138,92916,0014,4722,428
12,7663,1679,6275,5399,0133,1089,4508,174
57,41226,10821,3117,3952,7325,3197,726
60,1727,4385,016
41,2968,099
20,0229,727
13,8735,548
16,7024,7905,599
26,76810,1182,4646,9862,7723,7885,5498,229
33,2257,5006,586
19,874
9,1676,921
15,537134,85115,5094,2962,344
12,2852,9019,2505,3268,5642,9678,9047,845
55,58325,17020,2077,0962,6395,0637,353
58,0497,1574,829
39,1997,813
19,3289,411
13,3475,367
16,0964,5405,300
25,1109,6932,3156,6922,6163,6255,3077,874
32,0177,2906,296
19,005
281472626
4,07849217684
481266377213449141546329
1,829938
1,10429993
256373
2,123281187
2,097286694316526181606250299
1,658425149294156163242355
1,208210290869
County CLF Emp Unemp3.06.43.92.93.13.93.53.88.43.93.85.04.55.84.03.23.65.24.03.44.84.83.53.83.75.13.53.53.23.83.33.65.25.36.24.26.04.25.64.34.44.33.62.84.44.4
Rate9,2137,302
15,717135,20015,5634,3852,373
12,4203,1589,3595,4118,8233,0719,1637,967
56,04325,57420,8687,2532,6645,2417,559
58,3367,2694,882
40,5197,859
19,5359,472
13,5175,421
16,2294,7035,503
26,4359,8442,4416,8332,7363,7325,3978,070
32,3427,3396,435
19,404
8,8126,642
14,866129,39514,8514,1382,255
11,7962,8038,8585,1458,2122,8688,5227,503
53,40724,26519,2286,8252,5314,8827,072
55,3826,8844,639
37,5017,466
18,5619,032
12,7685,164
15,4204,3595,111
24,1249,2972,2316,4472,5333,5075,0697,572
30,6057,0466,036
18,164
CLF Emp Unemp4.49.05.44.34.65.65.05.0
11.25.44.96.96.67.05.84.75.17.95.95.06.86.45.15.35.07.45.05.04.65.54.75.07.37.18.75.68.65.67.46.06.16.25.44.06.26.4
Rate9,4197,585
16,140137,77015,9604,4892,441
12,5653,2599,7565,6259,0653,2089,1518,284
55,92226,73421,3557,3952,8265,3827,936
61,7037,4174,931
40,4088,323
19,9789,825
13,8985,743
16,5554,9005,871
27,47710,2162,4396,8352,8383,9325,5238,551
34,2037,4816,579
19,724
9,1367,158
15,523134,46315,4754,3322,345
12,2033,0419,4155,3418,6383,0818,7847,951
54,51925,92220,5487,0912,7035,1477,548
59,9317,1794,758
39,0088,072
19,3169,467
13,4455,545
15,9374,6125,464
26,0329,8242,3436,5602,7073,7665,2978,167
33,0767,3136,321
18,982
283427617
3,30748515796
362218341284427127367333
1,403812807304123235388
1,772238173
1,400251662358453198618288407
1,44539296
275131166226384
1,127168258742
CLF Emp Unemp3.05.63.82.43.03.53.92.96.73.55.04.74.04.04.02.53.03.84.14.44.44.92.93.23.53.53.03.33.63.33.43.75.96.95.33.83.94.04.64.24.14.53.32.23.93.8
Rate
December 2020 November 2020 December 2019
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Not Seasonally Adjusted
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COUNTY LABOR FORCE STATISTICSCOUNTY LABOR FORCE STATISTICSCivilian Labor Force Estimates
401660851
5,805712247118624355501266611203641464
2,6361,3091,640
428133359487
2,954385243
3,018393974440749257809344392
2,311547210386203225328498
1,737293399
1,240
MississippiMonroeMontgomeryNevadaNewtonOuachitaPerryPhillipsPikePoinsettPolkPopePrairiePulaskiRandolphSt. FrancisSalineScottSearcySebastianSevierSharpStoneUnionVan BurenWashingtonWhiteWoodruffYell
17,2762,7722,8923,5893,3099,6984,0866,2534,256
10,5688,010
28,8783,559
185,5047,4218,159
56,9234,3602,826
55,1445,4865,7414,671
15,5465,709
126,83533,4422,7188,414
16,2352,6232,7433,4543,2089,3293,9325,8194,070
10,1867,652
27,7823,420
176,1517,1047,705
55,0624,2072,715
52,9975,2435,4444,422
14,6875,394
123,00132,0102,5948,123
County CLF Emp Unemp6.05.45.23.83.13.83.86.94.43.64.53.83.95.04.35.63.33.53.93.94.45.25.35.55.53.04.34.63.5
Rate17,0972,7372,8603,4943,2189,4443,9666,1714,183
10,3487,867
28,0563,491
181,7257,2498,013
55,1544,2532,759
54,1095,3755,6114,604
15,2805,571
123,54532,5452,6828,194
15,5842,5322,6673,3073,0858,9213,7635,6063,9239,8307,365
26,6033,301
167,9166,8217,384
52,4934,0602,607
51,0375,0485,2194,273
14,0605,171
118,03430,6182,5107,822
CLF Emp Unemp8.87.56.75.44.15.55.19.26.25.06.45.25.47.65.97.84.84.55.55.76.17.07.28.07.24.55.96.44.5
Rate17,2572,7472,8913,6003,3259,7744,2156,3294,227
10,3868,162
28,9033,599
188,0327,3638,095
58,3784,3202,819
56,3195,5285,6704,613
15,7885,636
125,39833,7652,7738,418
16,4212,6222,7623,4713,2139,2924,0635,9384,066
10,0377,803
27,6933,442
181,8187,0717,716
56,8344,1762,674
54,5555,2705,3874,402
14,9475,353
122,65832,2792,6348,135
836125129129112482152391161349359
1,210157
6,214292379
1,544144145
1,764258283211841283
2,7401,486
139283
CLF Emp Unemp4.84.64.53.63.44.93.66.23.83.44.44.24.43.34.04.72.63.35.13.14.75.04.65.35.02.24.45.03.4
Rate
December 2020 November 2020 December 2019
Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Between November and December, unemployment rates decreased in all 75 Arkansas counties. Jobless rates ranged from a low of 2.8 percent in Madison County to a high of 8.4 percent in Chi-cot County.
In December, one county-- Chicot County-- posted an unemployment rate above 7.0 percent. That is down from nineteen counties at or above seven percent in November. Thirty-eight coun-ties reported jobless rates at or below four percent. That is up significantly from one county at or below four percent last month.
Compared to December 2019, unemployment rates are up in 54 Arkansas counties. Rates de-clined in nineteen counties, while two were stable compared to last December. Jobless rate changes ranged from an increase of two and one-tenths of a percentage point in Lafayette Coun-ty to a decline of one and six-tenths of a percentage point in Jackson County.
2019
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COUNTY LABOR FORCE STATISTICSCOUNTY LABOR FORCE STATISTICSCivilian Labor Force Estimates
County Labor Force Summary
1,041149149135101369154434186382358
1,096139
9,353317454
1,861153111
2,147243297249859315
3,8341,432
124291
1,513205193187133523203565260518502
1,453190
13,809428629
2,661193152
3,072327392331
1,220400
5,5111,927
172372
County
December 2020 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
MadisonBentonArkansasWashingtonBooneNewtonCraigheadHempsteadHowardSalineDallasCalhounFaulknerGrantGreeneScottYellCrawfordIndependenceLonokePoinsettFultonCarrollClayFranklin
2.82.93.03.03.13.13.23.23.33.33.43.53.53.53.53.53.53.63.63.63.63.73.83.83.8
Rate
1233557799
111212121212121818181822232323
Rank County
Hot SpringNevadaOuachitaPerryPopeBaxterBradleyClarkPrairieSearcySebastianConwayCrossJohnsonLawrenceLincolnLoganRandolphWhiteLittle RiverMarionMillerPikeSevierCleveland
3.83.83.83.83.83.93.93.93.93.93.94.04.04.24.24.34.34.34.34.44.44.44.44.44.5
Rate
23232323233131313131313737393941414141454545454550
Rank County
PolkWoodruffDeshaDrewCleburnePulaskiGarlandCrittendenIzardMontgomerySharpJacksonStoneMonroeUnionVan BurenLeeSt. FrancisColumbiaLafayetteMississippiJeffersonAshleyPhillipsChicot
4.54.64.84.85.05.05.15.25.25.25.25.35.35.45.55.55.65.65.86.06.06.26.46.98.4
Rate
50525353555557585858586262646565676769707072737475
Rank
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Ranked by Unemployment Rates
County Unemployment Rates
Yell
Polk
White
Union
ScottLee
Clark
Pope
Drew
Clay
Pike
Ashley
Desha
Benton
Izard
Saline
Logan
Miller
Grant
Newton
Pulaski
Arkansas
Lonoke
Dallas
Stone
Cross
Perry
Chicot
Sharp
Prairie
Madison
Fulton
Searcy
Phillips
Carroll
Jefferson
MarionBoone
Poinsett
Garland
Baxter
Sevier
Bradley
Mississippi
Nevada
Monroe
GreeneWashington
Ouachita
Johnson
Columbia
Faulkner
Lincoln
Calhoun
Conway
Van Buren
Craighead
Randolph
CrawfordCleburne
Montgomery
Lawrence
St. Francis
Cleveland
Hot Spring
Little River
Jackson
Howard
Franklin
Hempstead
Woodruff Crittenden
Lafayette
Sebastian
Independence
Unemployment Rates< or = 5.0%
5.1% - 7.0%
7.1% - 9.0%
9.1% - 11.0% [NONE]
> 11.0% [NONE]
Central (minus LR)City of Little RockEasternNorth CentralNortheastNorthwestSoutheastSouthwestWest CentralWestern
246,69495,46145,89093,401
125,224330,91579,28892,091
131,614109,289
236,64590,67743,44389,193
120,454320,69275,21688,005
125,984105,057
LWDA CLF Emp Unemp4.15.05.34.53.83.15.14.44.33.9
Rate240,13093,65545,04191,153
122,516322,19677,95589,928
128,465107,142
225,79186,43841,57685,532
115,795307,71672,31484,304
120,705101,183
CLF Emp Unemp6.07.77.76.25.54.57.26.36.05.6
Rate252,06296,60046,01293,779
123,366328,03781,01092,362
131,216111,503
244,12993,59444,00089,464
119,265319,84377,31388,446
126,362107,802
CLF Emp Unemp3.13.14.44.63.32.54.64.23.73.3
Rate
December 2020 November 2020 December 2019
10,0494,7842,4474,2084,770
10,2234,0724,0865,6304,232
14,3397,2173,4655,6216,721
14,4805,6415,6247,7605,959
7,9333,0062,0124,3154,1018,1943,6973,9164,8543,701
Not Seasonally Adjusted
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LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREASLOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREASCivilian Labor Force Estimates