Unemployment Rate - United States and Arkansas
Source:  Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)


  US Seasonally Adjusted   AR Seasonally Adjusted
X US Non Seasonal US Seasonal MT Non Seasonal MT Seasonal
Jan 2015 6.1 5.7 6.5 5.6
Feb 2015 5.8 5.5 6 5.6
Mar 2015 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.6
Apr 2015 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.7
May 2015 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.8
Jun 2015 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.7
Jul 2015 5.6 5.3 5.9 5.6
Aug 2015 5.2 5.1 5 5.4
Sep 2015 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.2
Oct 2015 4.8 5 4.6 5.1
Nov 2015 4.8 5 4.4 5
Dec 2015 4.8 5 4.6 4.8
 


Arkansas County Unemployment Rates

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Current Labor Force Statistics, Seasonally Adjusted 

Source: Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, LAUS Program

August 2017 

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