Arkansas Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 884,000 | - | 6.5 | - |
| 1979 | 926,000 | 4.8 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| 1980 | 924,000 | -0.2 | 7.6 | 1.4 |
| 1981 | 939,000 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 1.5 |
| 1982 | 925,000 | -1.5 | 9.8 | 0.7 |
| 1983 | 924,000 | -0.1 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
| 1984 | 948,000 | 2.6 | 8.9 | -1.2 |
| 1985 | 961,000 | 1.4 | 8.7 | -0.3 |
| 1986 | 979,000 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 0.1 |
| 1987 | 1,001,000 | 2.2 | 8.1 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | 1,024,000 | 2.3 | 7.7 | -0.4 |
| 1989 | 1,053,000 | 2.8 | 7.2 | -0.4 |
| 1990 | 1,047,784 | -0.5 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
| 1991 | 1,033,376 | -1.4 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| 1992 | 1,069,498 | 3.5 | 7.3 | -0.1 |
| 1993 | 1,092,878 | 2.2 | 6.2 | -1.1 |
| 1994 | 1,142,941 | 4.6 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 1,170,593 | 2.4 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 1,179,020 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 1,177,143 | -0.2 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | 1,179,338 | 0.2 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| 1999 | 1,198,016 | 1.6 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 1,207,352 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 1,194,024 | -1.1 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 1,204,467 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 1,195,942 | -0.7 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 1,221,553 | 2.1 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 1,267,655 | 3.8 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 1,284,177 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 1,291,981 | 0.6 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | 1,300,542 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,133,078 | 4.4 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 1,149,960 | 4.6 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 1,163,805 | 4.0 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 1,171,496 | 3.2 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| May | 1,171,657 | 2.1 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 1,184,968 | 1.8 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 1,185,282 | 1.6 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 1,178,821 | 1.3 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 1,179,924 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,181,756 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 1,178,218 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 1,168,155 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,139,559 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 1,157,030 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 1,167,279 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 1,178,498 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| May | 1,184,183 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 1,197,080 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 1,196,501 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 1,190,902 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 1,190,695 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 1,190,066 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 1,184,331 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 1,172,112 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,141,800 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 1,156,701 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 1,173,844 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 1,184,724 | 0.5 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| May | 1,188,490 | 0.4 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,193,764 | -0.3 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 1,192,707 | -0.3 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 1,186,276 | -0.4 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 1,182,639 | -0.7 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 1,178,063 | -1.0 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 1,178,678 | -0.5 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 1,168,027 | -0.3 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 1,140,672 | -0.1 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,154,187 | -0.2 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 1,166,284 | -0.6 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 1,181,812 | -0.2 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| May | 1,184,366 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 1,193,989 | 0.0 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,193,093 | 0.0 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 1,186,961 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 1,189,125 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,188,548 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 1,189,095 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 1,183,924 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 1,160,325 | 1.7 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 1,174,854 | 1.8 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 1,186,287 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 1,197,870 | 1.4 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| May | 1,203,962 | 1.7 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 1,215,108 | 1.8 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 1,211,487 | 1.5 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 1,204,257 | 1.5 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 1,207,091 | 1.5 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 1,207,226 | 1.6 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 1,207,189 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 1,200,535 | 1.4 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 1,182,430 | 1.9 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,195,097 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 1,206,886 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 1,220,963 | 1.9 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| May | 1,215,325 | 0.9 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 1,229,281 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 1,219,723 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 1,209,721 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 1,207,092 | 0.0 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 1,207,183 | 0.0 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 1,201,333 | -0.5 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 1,193,185 | -0.6 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 1,167,312 | -1.3 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,180,588 | -1.2 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 1,190,447 | -1.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 1,200,505 | -1.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| May | 1,199,065 | -1.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,209,691 | -1.6 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 1,211,174 | -0.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 1,194,407 | -1.3 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 1,201,768 | -0.4 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 1,198,286 | -0.7 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 1,191,718 | -0.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 1,183,325 | -0.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,159,922 | -0.6 | 6.2 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 1,182,857 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 1,195,477 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 1,207,630 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| May | 1,212,605 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 1,219,223 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 1,215,796 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 1,213,967 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 1,223,214 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 1,216,881 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 1,207,807 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 1,198,226 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 1,172,829 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 1,184,079 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 1,191,295 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 1,201,093 | -0.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| May | 1,197,271 | -1.3 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 1,206,333 | -1.1 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 1,200,866 | -1.2 | 6.4 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 1,196,731 | -1.4 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 1,199,813 | -1.9 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 1,200,719 | -1.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 1,201,440 | -0.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 1,198,830 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 1,175,805 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 1,188,388 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 1,203,423 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 1,220,050 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| May | 1,221,598 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 1,229,552 | 1.9 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 1,235,442 | 2.9 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 1,232,783 | 3.0 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 1,236,132 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 1,239,314 | 3.2 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 1,240,744 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 1,235,409 | 3.1 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| 2005-Jan | 1,213,064 | 3.2 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 1,229,703 | 3.5 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 1,248,996 | 3.8 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 1,269,016 | 4.0 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 1,274,823 | 4.4 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 1,284,023 | 4.4 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 1,288,879 | 4.3 | 5.4 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 1,282,671 | 4.0 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 1,282,838 | 3.8 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 1,285,428 | 3.7 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 1,281,179 | 3.3 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 1,271,234 | 2.9 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 1,251,896 | 3.2 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 1,262,294 | 2.7 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 1,278,934 | 2.4 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 1,287,520 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| May | 1,288,138 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 1,298,083 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 1,293,099 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 1,287,520 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 1,290,486 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 1,294,721 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 1,291,949 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 1,285,484 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 1,259,038 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 1,271,907 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 1,290,630 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 1,295,004 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 1,296,638 | 0.7 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,305,468 | 0.6 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,301,820 | 0.7 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 1,292,759 | 0.4 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 1,302,933 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 1,297,585 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 1,300,676 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 1,289,312 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 1,270,776 | 0.9 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 1,280,647 | 0.7 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 1,298,289 | 0.6 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,312,643 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 1,313,152 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,319,198 | 1.1 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,318,447 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 1,306,344 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 1,310,169 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 1,306,948 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 1,295,090 | -0.4 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 1,274,802 | -1.1 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| 2009-Jan | 1,248,827 | -1.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 1,267,254 | -1.0 | 7.2 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 1,263,391 | -2.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 1,272,818 | -3.0 | 6.4 | 2.1 |
| May | 1,270,958 | -3.2 | 6.9 | 2.1 |
| Jun | 1,285,894 | -2.5 | 7.5 | 2.3 |
| Jul | 1,278,671 | -3.0 | 7.7 | 2.4 |
| Aug | 1,270,321 | -2.8 | 6.8 | 1.8 |
| Sep | 1,277,400 | -2.5 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| Oct | 1,271,153 | -2.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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