Unemployed people in Arkansas

as of September, 2021:

54,259

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Labor Force

1,358,010

Employment

1,303,751

Employment-Population Ratio

54.9%

Labor Force Participation Rate

57.2%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Arkansas 9,428 271 2.8 9,699
Ashley 6,441 391 5.7 6,832
Baxter 16,033 497 3.0 16,530
Benton 142,767 3,178 2.2 145,945
Boone 15,448 383 2.4 15,831
Bradley 4,039 151 3.6 4,190
Calhoun 2,385 66 2.7 2,451
Carroll 12,848 319 2.4 13,167
Chicot 2,952 208 6.6 3,160
Clark 8,721 341 3.8 9,062
Clay 5,274 162 3.0 5,436
Cleburne 8,806 328 3.6 9,134
Cleveland 3,069 98 3.1 3,167
Columbia 8,581 367 4.1 8,948
Conway 8,058 274 3.3 8,332
Craighead 55,012 1,404 2.5 56,416
Crawford 25,896 756 2.8 26,652
Crittenden 20,285 808 3.8 21,093
Cross 6,831 238 3.4 7,069
Dallas 2,745 105 3.7 2,850
Desha 4,814 254 5.0 5,068
Drew 7,362 295 3.9 7,657
Faulkner 59,317 1,685 2.8 61,002
Franklin 7,222 223 3.0 7,445
Fulton 4,865 139 2.8 5,004
Garland 39,424 1,580 3.9 41,004
Grant 7,918 219 2.7 8,137
Greene 18,851 518 2.7 19,369
Hempstead 9,141 260 2.8 9,401
Hot Spring 13,527 442 3.2 13,969
Howard 5,485 149 2.6 5,634
Independence 16,260 520 3.1 16,780
Izard 4,384 194 4.2 4,578
Jackson 5,440 226 4.0 5,666
Jefferson 25,443 1,366 5.1 26,809
Johnson 9,458 382 3.9 9,840
Lafayette 2,251 102 4.3 2,353
Lawrence 6,662 231 3.4 6,893
Lee 2,520 118 4.5 2,638
Lincoln 3,688 140 3.7 3,828
Little River 5,113 187 3.5 5,300
Logan 8,328 269 3.1 8,597
Lonoke 32,274 910 2.7 33,184
Madison 7,649 196 2.5 7,845
Marion 6,011 207 3.3 6,218
Miller 18,401 733 3.8 19,134
Mississippi 15,636 918 5.5 16,554
Monroe 2,533 111 4.2 2,644
Montgomery 2,979 118 3.8 3,097
Nevada 3,350 110 3.2 3,460
Newton 3,214 77 2.3 3,291
Ouachita 9,525 321 3.3 9,846
Perry 4,049 148 3.5 4,197
Phillips 5,572 361 6.1 5,933
Pike 4,261 158 3.6 4,419
Poinsett 9,805 305 3.0 10,110
Polk 7,638 271 3.4 7,909
Pope 26,818 863 3.1 27,681
Prairie 3,545 101 2.8 3,646
Pulaski 177,562 7,136 3.9 184,698
Randolph 7,363 225 3.0 7,588
Saline 56,114 1,481 2.6 57,595
Scott 4,220 114 2.6 4,334
Searcy 2,898 108 3.6 3,006
Sebastian 54,667 1,646 2.9 56,313
Sevier 5,339 189 3.4 5,528
Sharp 5,520 231 4.0 5,751
St. Francis 7,324 382 5.0 7,706
Stone 4,583 168 3.5 4,751
Union 14,591 752 4.9 15,343
Van Buren 5,731 221 3.7 5,952
Washington 128,512 2,907 2.2 131,419
White 32,880 1,056 3.1 33,936
Woodruff 2,714 109 3.9 2,823
Yell 7,836 262 3.2 8,098