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Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jonesboro rose 0.2 percentage points in November 2023 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Arkansas rate. The unemployment rate in Jonesboro peaked in April 2020 at 9.2% and is now 6.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in May 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Jonesboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Arkansas 3.3% +0.2 -0.2
Jonesboro 2.9% +0.2 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jonesboro, Arkansas, National

Jonesboro, Arkansas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jonesboro peaked in April 2020 at 5,949. There are now 3,989 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,575 in June 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 385. Jonesboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Jonesboro 1,960 +84 +11

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jonesboro, Arkansas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Arkansas
Unemployment Rate		 Jonesboro
Unemployment Rate		 Jonesboro
Unemployed
December
2023		 3.7% — — —
November
2023		 3.7% 3.3% 2.9% 1,960
October
2023		 3.8% 3.1% 2.7% 1,876
September
2023		 3.8% 2.9% 2.6% 1,797
August
2023		 3.8% 2.7% 2.4% 1,684
July
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 2.3% 1,591
June
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 2.3% 1,575
May
2023		 3.7% 2.7% 2.3% 1,585
April
2023		 3.4% 2.8% 2.4% 1,629
March
2023		 3.5% 3.0% 2.4% 1,661
February
2023		 3.6% 3.2% 2.6% 1,751
January
2023		 3.4% 3.4% 2.8% 1,894

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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