Civilian Labor Force Summar y Labor force data, produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and released by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, show Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained stable at 3.4 percent between May and June. Arkansas’ civilian labor force increased 9,243, a result of 9,481 more employed and 238 fewer unemployed Arkansans. The United States’ job- less rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point, from 4.3 percent in May to 4.4 percent in June. BLS Program Operations Manager Susan Price said, “Employment in Arkansan increased 9,481 in June, breaking last month’s record high for the State. There are now 28,681 more employed Arkansans than in June 2016.” Civilian Labor Force Estimates Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted Civilian Labor Force Jun 17 1,364,533 May 17 1,355,290 Jun 16 1,343,919 Civilian Labor Force Jun 17 1,390,525 May 17 1,364,495 Jun 16 1,361,968 Employment 1,318,145 1,308,664 1,289,464 Employment 1,338,845 1,318,819 1,304,099 Unemployment 46,388 46,626 54,455 Unemployment 51,680 45,676 57,869 Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.4 4.1 Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.3 4.2 U.S. Unemployment 4.4 4.3 4.9 U.S. Unemployment 4.5 4.1 5.1 10.0 Rates (Seasonally Adjusted) State of Arkansas vs. United States June: 2007 - 2017 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0
Hot Springs MSA The Hot Springs MSA= Garland County. Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Jun 17 May 17 Jun 16 OTM OT Y Civilian Labor Force 42,208 41,257 41,230 951 978 Employment 40,512 39,781 39,387 731 1,125 Unemployment 1,696 1,476 1,843 220 -147 Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.6 4.5 0.4 -0.5 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (In Thousands) NAICS Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government 44,000 of Employed June: 1997 - 2017 42,000 40,000 38,000 36,000 34,000 32,000
Jonesboro MSA The Jonesboro MSA= Craighead & Poinsett counties. Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Jun 17 May 17 Jun 16 OTM OT Y Civilian Labor Force 65,096 63,824 62,937 1,272 2,159 Employment 62,951 61,977 60,613 974 2,338 Unemployment 2,145 1,847 2,324 298 -179 Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.9 3.7 0.4 -0.4 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (In Thousands) NAICS Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government 10,000 in Goods Producing Industries June 2014 - June 2017 9,800 9,600 9,400 9,200 9,000 8,800 8,600 8,400 8,200
Out-of-State MSA Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA The Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA= Fayette, Shelby, & Tipton counties in Tennessee; Benton, Desoto, Marshall, Tate, & Tunica counties in Mississippi; & Crittenden County in Arkansas. Jun 17 May 17 Jun 16 OTM OT Y Civilian Labor Force 637,880 625,358 630,361 12,522 7,519 Employment 606,684 602,463 593,250 4,221 13,434 Unemployment 31,196 22,895 37,111 8,301 -5,915 Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 5.9 1.2 -1.0 Texarkana MSA The Texarkana MSA= Bowie County in Texas & Little River & Miller counties in Arkansas. Jun 17 May 17 Jun 16 OTM OT Y Civilian Labor Force 65,886 65,110 66,185 776 -299 Employment 62,678 62,202 63,137 476 -459 Unemployment 3,208 2,908 3,048 300 160 Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.5 4.6 0.4 0.3 70,000 Memphis MSA June: 2007 - 2017 64000 of Employed- Texarkana MSA January 2015 - June 2017 60,000 63000 50,000 62000 40,000 61000 30,000 60000 20,000 59000 10,000
Benton Washington Carroll Madison Boone Newton Marion Searcy Baxter Stone Fulton Izard Sharp Randolph Lawrence Clay Greene Craighead Mississippi Crawford Franklin Johnson Pope Van Buren Jackson Poinsett Cross Sebastian Scott Logan Yell Conway Perry Faulkner Prairie Woodruff Monroe St. Francis Lee Crittenden Polk Sevier Montgomery Pike Howard Garland Hot Spring Clark Dallas Grant Lincoln Cleveland Arkansas Desha Phillips Unemployment Rate Little River Hempstead Miller Nevada Ouachita Calhoun Bradley Drew Chicot < or = 3.0% 3.1% - 5.0% 5.1% - 7.0% Lafayette Columbia Union Ashley > 7.0% Ranked by Unemployment Rates June 2017- Not Seasonally Adjusted Rank County Washington Rate 2.6 Rank 25 County Greene Rate 3.9 Rank 49 County Crittenden Rate 4.5 Madison 2.7 25 Hot Spring 3.9 49 Lee 4.5 3 Carroll 2.9 25 Logan 3.9 49 Miller 4.5 Benton 3.0 25 Monroe 3.9 49 Pope 4.5