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 between July and August at 3.9 percent. Arkansas’ civilian labor force declined 1,520, a result of 1,787 fewer employed and 267 more unemployed Arkansans. At 4.9 percent, the United States’ jobless rate was unchanged over the month. BLS Program Operations Manager Susan Price said, “The unemployment rate in Arkansas remained stable this month, as did the national unemployment rate. While jobless rates in Arkansas and the U.S. were both at 5.1 percent in August 2015, Arkansas has declined at a faster pace. We are now one full percentage point lower than the national rate.” Civilian Labor Force Estimates Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted Civilian Labor Force Aug 16 1,355,931 Jul 16 1,357,451 Aug 15 1,331,901 Civilian Labor Force Aug 16 1,351,630 Jul 16 1,369,163 Aug 15 1,334,052 Employment 1,302,761 1,304,548 1,264,414 Employment 1,299,864 1,309,896 1,268,523 Unemployment 53,170 52,903 67,487 Unemployment 51,766 59,267 65,529 Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.9 5.1 Unemployment Rate 3.8 4.3 4.9 U.S. Unemployment 4.9 4.9 5.1 U.S. Unemployment 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.5 Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted) State of Arkansas vs. United States August 2015 - August 2016 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 Aug '15 Oct '15 Dec '15 Feb '16 Apr '16 Jun '16 Aug '16
Hot Springs MSA The Hot Springs MSA= Garland County. Civilian Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Aug 16 Jul 16 Aug 15 OTM OT Y Civilian Labor Force 41,200 42,401 40,737 -1,201 463 Employment 39,537 40,471 38,568 -934 969 Unemployment 1,663 1,930 2,169 -267 -506 Unemployment Rate 4.0 4.6 5.3 -0.6 -1.3 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (In Thousands) Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government 39,500 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs August 2014 - August 2016 39,000 38,500 38,000 37,500 37,000 36,500 36,000 Aug '14 Nov '14 Feb '15 May '15 Aug '15 Nov '15 Feb '16 May '16 Aug '16
Jonesboro MSA The Jonesboro MSA= Craighead & Poinsett counties. Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Aug 16 Jul 16 Aug 15 OTM OT Y Civilian Labor Force 63,188 64,170 61,237 -982 1,951 Employment 61,122 61,786 58,528 -664 2,594 Unemployment 2,066 2,384 2,709 -318 -643 Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.7 4.4 -0.4 -1.1 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (In Thousands) Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government 62,000 Number of Employed August: 2006 - 2016 60,000 58,000 56,000 54,000 52,000 50,000 48,000 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16
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. Aug 16 Jul 16 Aug 15 OTM OT Y Civilian Force 624,425 632,007 614,016 -7,582 10,409 Employment 590,261 597,518 574,812 -7,257 15,449 Unemployment 34,164 34,489 39,204 -325 -5,040 Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.5 6.4 0.0 -0.9 Texarkana MSA The Texarkana MSA= Bowie County in Texas & Little River & Miller counties in Arkansas. Aug 16 Jul 16 Aug 15 OTM OT Y Civilian Labor Force 64,852 65,180 64,458 -328 394 Employment 61,642 61,783 61,273 -141 369 Unemployment 3,210 3,397 3,185 -187 25 Unemployment Rate 4.9 5.2 4.9 -0.3 0.0 610,000 Number of Employed- Memphis MSA January 2014 - August 2016 9.0 Unemployment Texarkana MSA August: 2006 - 2016 600,000 8.0 590,000 7.0 6.0 580,000 5.0 570,000 4.0 560,000 3.0 550,000 2.0 1.0 540,000