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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Arkansas > Jonesboro

Jonesboro

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2021
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Arkansas Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2019
Consumer Price Index, South Region – May 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2021

Jonesboro, AR Economy at a Glance:

Jonesboro, AR
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2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)66.5 65.6 65.5 65.9 66.8 (p)67.0

Employment(1)

 (2)63.9 62.7 62.6 63.2 64.4 (p)64.5

Unemployment(1)

 (2)2.6 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.3 (p)2.5

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.9 4.3 4.5 4.1 3.5 (p)3.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 59.3 58.3 58.4 58.8 59.1 (p)59.8

12-month % change

 -4.7 -3.6 -3.6 -3.3 8.6 (p)6.0

Government(4)

 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 (p)8.3

12-month % change

 -9.8 -9.9 -8.9 -8.9 -8.9 (p)-5.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary