labor market report december - arkansas · durable goods manufacturing nondurable goods...
TRANSCRIPT
Labor Market Report
adws Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
www.discover.arkansas.gov
December
December 2019
The Arkansas Labor Market is prepared monthly in conjunction with the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The current month’s estimates are preliminary, while previous month’s data is subject to revision.
Estimates of nonfarm payroll jobs show the number of jobs by industry and reflect employment by place of work. Hours and earnings estimates are based on payroll and worker-hour data collected for production workers in manufacturing industries.
Industries are classified according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). All estimates are based on a first quarter 2018 benchmark.
Explanation of Terms and Concepts
Monthly Business Survey of Employers
A monthly sample survey designed to provide industry information on nonfarm payroll jobs. Data are compiled each month from mail surveys and telephone interviews conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in cooperation with Department of Work-force Services. The data are based on es-tablishment records and include all workers, full-or part-time, who received pay during the payroll period which includes the 12th of
the month. Approximately 5,000 Arkansas business establishments are surveyed.
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
A term applied by the U.S. Office of Man-agement and Budget to counties that have one or more central cities and that meet specified criteria of population density, com-muting patterns and social and economic integration.
Current Population Survey (CPS)
A monthly sample survey of the popula-tion 16 years of age and over, designed to provide data on the labor force, the employed and the unemployed. The survey is conducted each month by the Bureau of the Census for BLS. The information is collected by trained interviewers from a sample of about 60,000 households. The data collected are based on the activity reported for the calendar week including the 12th of the month. Approximately 800 Arkansas households are represented in the sample survey.
Civilian Labor Force
The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older. Members of the Armed Forces are excluded.
Employment
An estimate of the number of persons who worked any time for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in a family business during the calendar week which includes the 12th of the month. Also included are those who, although not work-ing, had some job attachment and were not looking for work, and persons involved in labor management disputes.
Unemployment
An estimate of the number of persons who did not have a job, but were available for work and actively seeking work during the calendar week which includes the 12th of the month.
Unemployment Rate
The number of unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force. Unemployment rates are calculated from unrounded data.
Seasonal Adjustment
A statistical technique applied to monthly data to eliminate changes that normally oc-cur during the year due to seasonal events such as weather, major holidays, schedule shifts, harvest times, and the opening/clos-ing of schools.
Technical Notes
Monthly Spotlight..................................................2
Arkansas Labor Force Summary.......................3
Arkansas Nonfarm Payroll Jobs........................4
Arkansas Production Workers...........................6
Metropolitan Statistical Areas...........................7
Micropolitan Statistical Areas/Cities.............14
County Labor Force Statistics..........................15
Local Workforce Development Areas..........18
Table of Contents
www.discover.arkansas.gov
December SpotlightThe Year in Review
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 2
In 2019, nonfarm payroll jobs in Arkansas ranged from a low of 1,255,200 in January to a high of 1,292,000 in December. Totals in December set a new all-time record high for number of jobs in the State. Jobs steadily in-creased throughout the first half of the year, with typical seasonal declines in the summer. The number of jobs then leveled off in the latter half of the year. Arkansas’ preliminary annual average nonfarm payroll job total for 2019 was 1,277,400, exceding the 2018 average of 1,261,900. Annual average nonfarm jobs in Arkansas have increased each year since 2010.
In 2019, employment in Arkansas reached a high of 1,319,789 in December. The number of employed steadily increased throughout the first half of the year, before dipping and then increasing again at the end of the year. Preliminary annual average employment totalled 1,315,742 in 2019, up from 1,301,459 in 2018. The unemploy-ment rate remained somewhat stable throughout the year, ranging from 3.4 percent to 3.8 percent. Arkansas ended the year with a jobless rate of 3.6 percent, down from a high of 3.8 percent in February.
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)January 2019 - December 2019
Number of Employed (Seasonally Adjusted)January 2019 - December 2019
Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted)January 2019 - December 2019
1,230,000
1,240,000
1,250,000
1,260,000
1,270,000
1,280,000
1,290,000
1,300,000
J F M A M J J A S O N D
1,295,000
1,300,000
1,305,000
1,310,000
1,315,000
1,320,000
1,325,000
J F M A M J J A S O N D3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
J F M A M J J A S O N D
State of ArkansasCivilian Labor Force Summary
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates
Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
U.S. Unemployment
1,365,868 1,317,306
48,562 3.6
3.5
1,368,565 1,319,789
48,776 3.6
3.5
1,353,091 1,303,393
49,698 3.7
3.9
Dec 18 Dec 19 Nov 19
Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
U.S. Unemployment
1,367,798 1,324,048
43,750 3.2
3.3
1,363,533 1,317,085
46,448 3.4
3.4
1,344,510 1,295,892
48,618 3.6
3.7
Dec 18 Dec 19 Nov 19
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Number of Employed - Seasonally Adjusted vs Not Seasonally AdjustedDecember 2016 - December 2019
Labor force data, produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and released by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, show Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained stable at 3.6 percent between November and December. Arkansas’ civilian labor force increased 2,697, a result of 2,483 more employed and 214 more unemployed Arkansans. The United States’ jobless rate was unchanged at 3.5 percent in December.
BLS Program Operations Manager Susan Price said, “The number of employed Arkansans rose for the third month in a row, to 1,319,789. The December jobless rate remains stable, and reflects the trend seen at the national level.”
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 3
1,220,000
1,240,000
1,260,000
1,280,000
1,300,000
1,320,000
1,340,000
Dec '16 Jun '17 Dec '17 Jun '18 Dec '18 Jun '19 Dec '19
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs
Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 18
1273.3219.656.05.8
50.231.7
163.678.984.7
1053.7256.548.6
141.066.911.261.147.413.7
144.544.335.165.1
192.915.8
177.159.440.5
117.39.7
107.610.996.753.5
216.720.479.4
116.9
1291.0222.859.75.7
54.034.2
163.176.886.3
1068.2258.650.1
141.467.110.961.347.813.5
148.744.436.767.6
197.016.5
180.560.741.6
121.39.9
111.411.0
100.453.5
216.920.480.2
116.3
1292.0222.257.85.6
52.233.2
164.478.386.1
1069.8259.450.1
141.867.510.861.347.713.6
149.545.436.667.5
198.916.4
182.561.941.7
119.99.9
110.010.999.153.7
216.320.479.8
116.1
OTM OTY
18.72.61.8
-0.22.01.50.8
-0.61.4
16.12.91.50.80.6
-0.40.20.3
-0.15.01.11.52.46.00.65.42.51.22.60.22.40.02.40.2
-0.40.00.4
-0.8
1.0-0.6-1.9-0.1-1.8-1.01.31.5
-0.21.60.80.00.40.4
-0.10.0
-0.10.10.81.0
-0.1-0.11.9
-0.12.01.20.1
-1.40.0
-1.4-0.1-1.30.2
-0.60.0
-0.4-0.2
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging, and Construction Mining & Logging Construction Specialty Trade Contractors Manufacturing Durable Goods Nondurable Goods Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transport, Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Business Services Professional,Scientific&Technical Management of Companies Administrative & Support Services Educational & Health Services Educational Services Health Care & Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Social Assistance Leisure & Hospitality Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Accommodation & Food Services Accommodation Services Food Services Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
(NAICS)
Not Seasonal ly Adjusted(In Thousands)
December 2019
State of Arkansas
www.discover.arkansas.gov 4
Nonfarm payroll jobs in Arkansas increased 1,000 in December to total 1,292,000. Five major industry sectors posted gains, while five other sectors declined. The greatest expansion occurred in educational and health services (+1,900). All hiring was reported in health care and social assistance (+2,000). Jobs in manufacturing rose 1,300. Gains in durable goods (+1,500) more than offset the loss in nondurable goods (-200). Construction declined 1,800, due largely to seasonal factors. Jobs in leisure and hospi-tality decreased 1,400. Most of the loss was in food services, down 1,300 jobs.
State of ArkansasNonfarm Payroll Job Summary
Jobs in Health Care and Social Assistance (Not Seasonally Adjusted)December: 2009 - 2019
November 2019 - December 2019
December 2018 - December 2019
Compared to December 2018, Arkansas’ nonfarm payroll jobs are up 18,700. Growth was reported in eight major industry sectors, with five adding 2,000 or more jobs, each. Jobs in educational and health services increased 6,000. Most of the gains were in health care and social assistance (+5,400). Profes-sional and business services added 5,000 jobs, with hiring across all three subsectors. Employment in trade, transportation, and utilities rose 2,900. Most of the expansion was posted in wholesale trade (+1,500). Leisure and hospitality increased 2,600, mostly in food services (+2,400). Jobs in construc-tion are up 2,000 over-the-year.
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 5
130,000
140,000
150,000
160,000
170,000
180,000
190,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
State of ArkansasProduction Workers- Hours and Earnings
Average Weekly HoursAverage Hourly EarningsAverage Weekly Earnings
40.718.92
770.04
40.619.05
773.43
41.718.39
766.86
Dec 18 Dec 19 Nov 19
Manufacturing
Average Weekly HoursAverage Hourly EarningsAverage Weekly Earnings
43.421.13
917.04
42.921.27
912.48
44.421.05
934.62
Dec 18 Dec 19 Nov 19
Average Weekly HoursAverage Hourly EarningsAverage Weekly Earnings
38.416.75
643.20
38.516.85
648.73
39.415.77
621.34
Dec 18 Dec 19 Nov 19
Durable Goods Manufacturing Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
Average Hourly Earnings - Nondurable Goods ManufacturingDecember 2017 - December 2019
Durable Goods and Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 6
$13.00
$14.00
$15.00
$16.00
$17.00
$18.00
Dec'17
Jun'18
Dec'18
Jun'19
Dec'19
Metropolitan Statistical AreasLittle Rock-North Little Rock-Conway MSA
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
352,310340,771
11,5393.3
Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 18359,393348,68110,712
3.0
358,168346,936
11,2323.1
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging & Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Trans., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Educational & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
369.237.817.120.7
331.472.816.539.816.54.2
21.648.960.435.415.972.210.036.126.1
368.638.317.620.7
330.372.016.539.216.34.2
21.648.760.335.515.972.19.9
36.226.0
365.037.516.421.1
327.572.216.040.016.24.2
21.549.557.435.115.771.99.9
35.826.2
NAICS Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 180.6
-0.5-0.50.01.10.80.00.60.20.00.00.20.1
-0.10.00.10.1
-0.10.1
4.20.30.7
-0.43.90.60.5
-0.20.30.00.1
-0.63.00.30.20.30.10.3
-0.1
OTM OTY
5,8586,165-307-0.2
OTM OTY-1,225-1,745
5200.1
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway MSA = Faulkner, Grant, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, & Saline counties.
(In Thousands)
Number of EmployedDecember: 2009 - 2019
Jobs in Educational and Health ServicesJanuary 2017 - December 2019
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 7
290,000
300,000
310,000
320,000
330,000
340,000
350,000
'09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19
52,000
53,000
54,000
55,000
56,000
57,000
58,000
59,000
60,000
61,000
J F M A M J J A S O N D
2017 2018 2019
Metropolitan Statistical AreasFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
273,049265,770
7,2792.7
Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 18286,250279,848
6,4022.2
284,283277,680
6,6032.3
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging & Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Trans., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Educational & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
271.042.912.230.7
228.158.312.627.518.22.18.4
54.230.825.99.6
38.82.6
16.519.7
271.843.212.430.8
228.658.112.627.318.22.18.5
54.030.726.39.5
39.42.7
17.219.5
260.741.711.730.0
219.057.012.326.817.92.18.3
50.129.724.79.3
37.82.6
15.719.5
NAICS Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 18-0.8-0.3-0.2-0.1-0.50.20.00.20.00.0
-0.10.20.1
-0.40.1
-0.6-0.1-0.70.2
10.31.20.50.79.11.30.30.70.30.00.14.11.11.20.31.00.00.80.2
OTM OTY
11,23411,910
-676-0.4
OTM OTY-1,967-2,168
2010.1
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA = Benton, Madison, & Washington counties in Arkansas and McDonald county in Missouri.
(In Thousands)
Unemployment RatesDecember 2017 - December 2019
Jobs in Service Providing SectorsDecember: 1999 - 2019
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 8
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
Dec'17
Jun'18
Dec'18
Jun'19
Dec'19
50,000
90,000
130,000
170,000
210,000
250,000
'99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '17 '19
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Fort Smith MSA
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
118,086113,788
4,2983.6
Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 18119,038114,881
4,1573.5
118,097113,886
4,2113.6
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging & Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Trans., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Educational & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
114.223.15.0
18.191.123.54.3
12.66.61.14.0
12.817.49.34.5
18.51.33.2
14.0
114.223.05.0
18.091.223.64.3
12.76.61.14.0
12.817.49.44.5
18.41.33.2
13.9
114.223.15.2
17.991.123.54.2
12.66.71.14.0
13.017.19.34.5
18.61.33.2
14.1
NAICS Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 180.00.10.00.1
-0.1-0.10.0
-0.10.00.00.00.00.0
-0.10.00.10.00.00.1
0.00.0
-0.20.20.00.00.10.0
-0.10.00.0
-0.20.30.00.0
-0.10.00.0
-0.1
OTM OTY
1198
-870.0
OTM OTY-941-995
540.1
The Fort Smith MSA = Crawford & Sebastian counties in Arkansas & LeFlore & Sequoyah counties in Oklahoma.
(In Thousands)
Number of EmployedJanuary 2017 - December 2019
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 9
108,000
110,000
112,000
114,000
116,000
118,000
J F M A M J J A S O N D
2017 2018 2019
Metropolitan Statistical AreasHot Springs MSA
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
40,00538,4131,592
4.0
Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 1840,72139,3361,385
3.4
40,56839,1481,420
3.5
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
563735
-172-0.5
OTM OTY-153-188
350.1
The Hot Springs MSA = Garland County.
(In Thousands)
Jobs in Service Providing IndustriesDecember: 1999 - 2019
39.24.4
34.84.5
39.24.4
34.84.6
38.84.5
34.34.6
NAICS Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 180.00.00.0
-0.1
0.4-0.10.5
-0.1
OTM OTYTotal Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 10
20,000
22,000
24,000
26,000
28,000
30,000
32,000
34,000
36,000
38,000
'99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '17 '19
Metropolitan Statistical AreasJonesboro MSA
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
64,12262,1751,947
3.0
Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 1866,14664,4771,669
2.5
65,75463,9771,777
2.7
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
1,6321,802-170-0.3
OTM OTY-392-5001080.2
The Jonesboro MSA = Craighead & Poinsett counties.
(In Thousands)
EmploymentDecember 2016 - December 2019
60.610.150.59.2
60.910.150.89.3
59.19.9
49.29.1
NAICS Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 18-0.30.0
-0.3-0.1
1.50.21.30.1
OTM OTYTotal Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 11
58,000
59,000
60,000
61,000
62,000
63,000
64,000
65,000
66,000
Dec '16 Jun '17 Dec '17 Jun '18 Dec '18 Jun '19 Dec '19
Metropolitan Statistical AreasPine Bluff MSA
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
35,22133,4301,791
5.1
Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 1835,07933,3811,698
4.8
34,90233,1251,777
5.1
Nonfarm Payrol l Jobs (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
-319-305-140.0
OTM OTY-177-256
790.3
The Pine Bluff MSA = Cleveland, Jefferson, & Lincoln counties.
(In Thousands)
Nonfarm Payroll JobsJanuary 2017 - December 2019
33.05.9
27.19.2
33.15.9
27.29.2
33.66.1
27.59.3
NAICS Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 18-0.10.0
-0.10.0
-0.6-0.2-0.4-0.1
OTM OTYTotal Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 12
31,000
31,400
31,800
32,200
32,600
33,000
33,400
33,800
J F M A M J J A S O N D
2017 2018 2019
Metropolitan Statistical AreasOut-of-State MSA
Civi l ian Labor Force Est imates (Not Seasonal ly Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
638,849 615,344 23,505
3.7
Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 18649,789624,62325,166
3.9
649,469624,40025,069
3.9
10,6209,0561,564
0.2
OTM OTY-320-223-970.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
65,165 62,063 3,102
4.8
Dec 19 Nov 19 Dec 1865,21562,6482,567
3.9
64,90062,380
2,5203.9
-265317
-582-0.9
OTM OTY-315-268-470.0
The Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA = Fayette, Shelby, & Tipton counties in Tennessee; Benton, Desoto, Marshall, Tate, & Tunica counties in Mississippi; & Crittenden County in Arkansas.
Texarkana MSA
The Texarkana MSA= Bowie County in Texas & Little River & Miller counties in Arkansas.
Memphis MSA - Number of EmployedDecember 2017 - December 2019
Texarkana MSA - Unemployment RatesDecember: 2009 - 2019
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 13
580,000
590,000
600,000
610,000
620,000
630,000
640,000
Dec'17
Jun'18
Dec'18
Jun'19
Dec'19
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
'09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19
Micropolitan Statistical Areas and CitiesCivilian Labor Force Estimates
Micropolitan Labor Force Est imates
Arkadelphia Micro = Clark CountyBatesville Micro = Independence CountyBlytheville Micro = Mississippi CountyCamden Micro = Calhoun & Ouachita countiesEl Dorado Micro = Union County
Forrest City Micro = St. Francis CountyHarrison Micro = Boone & Newton countiesHelena-West Helena Micro = Phillips CountyHope Micro = Hempstead & Nevada countiesMagnolia Micro = Columbia County
Malvern Micro = Hot Spring CountyMountain Home Micro = Baxter CountyParagould Micro = Greene CountyRussellville Micro = Pope & Yell countiesSearcy Micro = White County
Arkadelphia MicroBatesville Micro Blytheville MicroCamden Micro El Dorado Micro Forrest City MicroHarrison MicroHelena-West Helena MicroHope MicroMagnolia MicroMalvern MicroMountain Home MicroParagould MicroRussellville Micro Searcy Micro
9,43215,93816,47511,64314,9547,734
18,6915,970
12,9378,799
13,50015,52519,27835,88932,470
351626858589859389612402499373461626669
1,5191,507
Micro Area CLF Emp Unemp3.63.85.04.85.44.83.26.33.74.13.33.93.44.14.4
Rate9,783
16,56417,33312,23215,8138,123
19,3036,372
13,4369,172
13,96116,15119,94737,40833,977
9,47515,91416,54211,68414,9807,767
18,7705,975
13,0178,861
13,56415,60319,36536,04032,539
340626741548806365572365474373453577636
1,3341,379
CLF Emp Unemp3.53.84.34.55.14.53.05.83.54.03.23.63.23.64.1
Rate CLF Emp Unemp3.44.04.94.35.05.33.45.63.64.53.54.33.54.34.5
Rate
December 2019 November 2019 December 2018
Bella VistaBentonBentonvilleBlythevilleCabotConwayEl DoradoFayettevilleFort SmithHot SpringsJacksonvilleJonesboroLittle RockNorth Little RockParagouldPine BluffRogersRussellvilleSearcySherwoodSpringdaleTexarkana, ARVan BurenWest Memphis
12,57517,29026,9595,941
12,09333,7656,847
48,94339,28614,46511,96038,88498,22830,17312,50916,50036,40013,39410,27216,08540,23313,62410,33110,680
12,21516,83626,4125,572
11,71332,8296,460
47,82638,01613,89111,35737,85995,16028,99312,07415,50435,62312,9229,925
15,62339,38013,05310,02110,212
360454547369380936387
1,1171,270
574603
1,0253,0681,180
435996777472347462853571310468
City CLF Emp Unemp2.92.62.06.23.12.85.72.33.24.05.02.63.13.93.56.02.13.53.42.92.14.23.04.4
Rate12,67617,37427,1655,902
12,12033,8736,840
49,30739,50514,51311,94139,12898,75230,20012,54816,65236,67213,42310,28116,15340,54213,65010,38210,761
12,31216,92626,6225,595
11,75332,9856,471
48,19938,30813,95711,41838,17995,67629,15012,12815,64335,90612,9909,946
15,70839,68813,11410,08910,307
364448543307367888369
1,1081,197
556523949
3,0761,050
4201,009
766433335445854536293454
CLF Emp Unemp2.92.62.05.23.02.65.42.23.03.84.42.43.13.53.36.12.13.23.32.82.13.92.84.2
Rate12,18617,05125,9065,917
11,88433,2986,875
46,98939,16914,25811,62937,89296,70629,57012,27016,63734,99213,38710,28915,80538,65013,59110,33310,627
11,68716,53125,2715,622
11,52932,2576,489
45,76937,79713,63011,14936,76193,42128,46311,78815,63234,08412,8989,880
15,33837,68512,9219,972
10,159
499520635295355
1,041386
1,2201,372
628480
1,1313,2851,107
4821,005
908489409467965670361468
CLF Emp Unemp4.13.02.55.03.03.15.62.63.54.44.13.03.43.73.96.02.63.74.03.02.54.93.54.4
Rate
December 2019 November 2019 December 2018
City Labor Force Statist ics
9,87716,30617,47912,12715,8068,262
18,9586,547
13,5668,899
13,90916,55519,50937,47333,839
338646857524786441648368493398490716688
1,6161,516
9,81516,54017,28312,23215,7868,132
19,3426,340
13,4919,234
14,01716,18020,00137,37433,918
9,53915,66016,62211,60315,0207,821
18,3106,179
13,0738,501
13,41915,83918,82135,85732,323
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Not Seasonally Adjusted
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 14
County Labor Force Statistics
ArkansasAshleyBaxterBentonBooneBradleyCalhounCarrollChicotClarkClayCleburneClevelandColumbiaConwayCraigheadCrawfordCrittendenCrossDallasDeshaDrewFaulknerFranklinFultonGarlandGrantGreeneHempsteadHot SpringHowardIndependenceIzardJacksonJeffersonJohnsonLafayetteLawrenceLeeLincolnLittle RiverLoganLonokeMadisonMarionMiller
9,4457,617
16,151138,93115,9574,4922,415
12,5633,2759,7835,6399,0943,2589,1728,327
55,27126,63321,6417,3962,8535,4247,955
61,9427,4484,939
40,5688,420
19,9479,848
13,9615,767
16,5644,9185,897
27,66410,2522,4556,8652,8533,9805,4948,553
34,2947,6336,574
19,744
9,1557,179
15,525135,62315,4624,3342,317
12,1963,0529,4325,3488,6603,1288,7997,990
53,85225,80720,8197,0862,7245,1847,558
60,1447,2054,766
39,1488,164
19,2789,482
13,5005,566
15,9384,6245,480
26,1859,8552,3566,5872,7193,8125,2638,161
33,1527,4646,313
18,984
290438626
3,30849515898
367223351291434130373337
1,419826822310129240397
1,798243173
1,420256669366461201626294417
1,47939799
278134168231392
1,142169261760
County CLF Emp Unemp3.15.83.92.43.13.54.12.96.83.65.24.84.04.14.02.63.13.84.24.54.45.02.93.33.53.53.03.43.73.33.53.86.07.15.33.94.04.04.74.24.24.63.32.24.03.8
Rate9,3957,593
16,180139,88916,0034,4512,413
12,6973,2549,8155,6189,1103,2609,2348,320
55,65426,75621,7947,3832,8555,4457,944
62,1357,4774,924
40,7218,453
20,0019,880
14,0175,712
16,5404,8755,850
27,84710,2832,4656,8932,8333,9725,5158,522
34,2947,6446,561
19,797
9,1257,201
15,603136,70115,5374,3002,318
12,3653,0579,4755,3608,7083,1398,8618,007
54,30625,98221,0127,0972,7305,2227,561
60,4307,2494,765
39,3368,197
19,3659,535
13,5645,543
15,9144,6205,486
26,4219,9052,3596,6312,7073,8215,2928,169
33,2657,4766,332
19,073
270392577
3,18846615195
332197340258402121373313
1,348774782286125223383
1,705228159
1,385256636345453169626255364
1,426378106262126151223353
1,029168229724
CLF Emp Unemp2.95.23.62.32.93.43.92.66.13.54.64.43.74.03.82.42.93.63.94.44.14.82.73.03.23.43.03.23.53.23.03.85.26.25.13.74.33.84.43.84.04.13.02.23.53.7
Rate9,0867,692
16,555133,50515,6584,5392,406
12,4263,2939,8775,8179,0993,2928,8998,183
53,87626,60721,5667,3852,8535,4737,977
61,0497,3554,772
40,0058,288
19,5099,961
13,9095,832
16,3064,8985,829
27,90310,4992,5266,9232,9044,0265,4838,725
33,6697,4176,437
19,671
8,7767,263
15,839129,76315,1354,3332,318
12,0103,0629,5395,5348,6933,1668,5017,831
52,28925,68020,7117,0422,7415,2257,581
59,0957,1114,567
38,4138,032
18,8219,586
13,4195,625
15,6604,6075,438
26,40210,0552,3976,6472,7783,8625,2068,379
32,6317,2176,155
18,793
310429716
3,74252320688
416231338283406126398352
1,587927855343112248396
1,954244205
1,592256688375490207646291391
1,501444129276126164277346
1,038200282878
CLF Emp Unemp3.45.64.32.83.34.53.73.37.03.44.94.53.84.54.32.93.54.04.63.94.55.03.23.34.34.03.13.53.83.53.54.05.96.75.44.25.14.04.34.15.14.03.12.74.44.5
Rate
December 2019 November 2019 December 2018
(continued on Page 16)
Civilian Labor Force Estimates
Not Seasonally Adjusted
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 15
County Labor Force Statistics
MississippiMonroeMontgomeryNevadaNewtonOuachitaPerryPhillipsPikePoinsettPolkPopePrairiePulaskiRandolphSt. FrancisSalineScottSearcySebastianSevierSharpStoneUnionVan BurenWashingtonWhiteWoodruffYell
17,3332,7672,8993,5883,3469,8174,2666,3724,230
10,4838,185
28,9573,629
191,1167,3668,123
58,1304,3342,823
56,6175,5455,6804,631
15,8135,650
126,73633,9772,8018,451
16,4752,6372,7663,4553,2299,3264,1135,9704,066
10,1257,819
27,7283,468
184,7847,0757,734
56,5794,1872,674
54,8165,2815,3934,414
14,9545,366
123,98632,4702,6598,161
858130133133117491153402164358366
1,229161
6,332291389
1,551147149
1,801264287217859284
2,7501,507
142290
County CLF Emp Unemp5.04.74.63.73.55.03.66.33.93.44.54.24.43.34.04.82.73.45.33.24.85.14.75.45.02.24.45.13.4
Rate17,2832,7342,8963,6113,3399,8194,2636,3404,200
10,4928,163
28,9403,599
191,8427,3408,132
58,4064,3132,812
56,9345,5095,6874,632
15,7865,671
127,64933,9182,7798,434
16,5422,6192,7643,4823,2339,3664,1225,9754,049
10,1717,819
27,8733,459
185,7867,0937,767
56,8814,1742,690
55,2375,2735,4224,432
14,9805,413
124,95332,5392,6448,167
741115132129106453141365151321344
1,067140
6,056247365
1,525139122
1,697236265200806258
2,6961,379
135267
CLF Emp Unemp4.34.24.63.63.24.63.35.83.63.14.23.73.93.23.44.52.63.24.33.04.34.74.35.14.52.14.14.93.2
Rate17,4792,6863,0063,6053,3009,7214,2436,5474,241
10,2467,983
28,9433,575
187,8077,2408,262
57,2544,4072,895
56,4195,5485,7604,799
15,8065,844
121,70933,8392,8528,530
16,6222,5712,8633,4873,1759,2854,0546,1794,0789,8867,658
27,6763,424
181,4076,9587,821
55,5524,2532,772
54,5005,2925,4844,557
15,0205,533
118,65532,3232,6988,181
857115143118125436189368163360325
1,267151
6,400282441
1,702154123
1,919256276242786311
3,0541,516
154349
CLF Emp Unemp4.94.34.83.33.84.54.55.63.83.54.14.44.23.43.95.33.03.54.23.44.64.85.05.05.32.54.55.44.1
Rate
December 2019 November 2019 December 2018
Not Seasonally Adjusted
(continued from Page 15)
Civilian Labor Force Estimates
County Labor Force SummaryBetween November and December, unemployment rates increased in 70 of Arkansas’ 75 coun-ties. Four counties were stable, while the rate in one county-- Lafayette County-- declined. Job-less rates ranged from a low of 2.2 percent in Madison and Washington counties to a high of 7.1 percent in Jackson County.
In December, forty-one counties posted unemployment rates at or below 4 percent. That is down from 47 counties at or below four percent last month. For the first time in five months, one county reported a jobless rate above seven percent.
Compared to December 2018, unemployment rates are down in 45 Arkansas counties. Jobless rates increased in 26 counties and were unchanged in four.
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 16
County
December 2019 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)Ranked by Unemployment Rates
MadisonWashingtonBentonCraigheadSalineCarrollFaulknerGrantArkansasBooneCrawfordSebastianFranklinHot SpringLonokePulaskiGreenePoinsettScottYellBradleyFultonGarlandHowardNewton
2.22.22.42.62.72.92.93.03.13.13.13.23.33.33.33.33.43.43.43.43.53.53.53.53.5
Rate
11345668999
1213131313171717172121212121
Rank County
ClarkPerryHempsteadNevadaCrittendenIndependenceMillerBaxterJohnsonPikeClevelandConwayLafayetteLawrenceMarionRandolphCalhounColumbiaCrossLincolnLittle RiverPopeDeshaPrairieWhite
3.63.63.73.73.83.83.83.93.93.94.04.04.04.04.04.04.14.14.24.24.24.24.44.44.4
Rate
26262828303030333333363636363636424244444444484848
Rank County
DallasPolkLoganMontgomeryLeeMonroeStoneCleburneSt. FrancisSevierDrewMississippiOuachitaVan BurenSharpWoodruffClayJeffersonSearcyUnionAshleyIzardPhillipsChicotJackson
4.54.54.64.64.74.74.74.84.84.85.05.05.05.05.15.15.25.35.35.45.86.06.36.87.1
Rate
51515353555555585858616161616565676868707172737475
Rank
County Unemployment Rates
December 2019
www.discover.arkansas.gov 17
Yell
Polk
White
Union
ScottLee
Clark
Pope
Drew
Clay
Pike
Ashley
Desha
Benton
Izard
Saline
Logan
Miller
Grant
Newton
Pulaski
Arkansas
Lonoke
Dallas
Stone
Cross
Perry
Chicot
Sharp
Prairie
Madison
Fulton
Searcy
Phillips
Carroll
Jefferson
MarionBoone
Poinsett
Garland
Baxter
Sevier
Bradley
Mississippi
Nevada
Monroe
GreeneWashington
Ouachita
Johnson
Columbia
Jackson
Howard
Franklin
Faulkner
Lincoln
Calhoun
Conway
Van Buren
Craighead
Randolph
Crawford Cleburne
Hempstead
Woodruff
Montgomery
Lawrence
St. Francis
Cleveland
Hot Spring
Independence
Little River
Crittenden
Lafayette
Sebastian
Unemployment Rates< or = 3.0%
3.1% - 5.0%
5.1% - 7.0%
> 7.0%
Local Workforce Development AreasCivilian Labor Force Estimates
Central (minus LR)City of Little RockEasternNorth CentralNortheastNorthwestSoutheastSouthwestWest CentralWestern
253,65098,22846,38594,151
122,904330,71481,53092,511
131,694111,770
245,60495,16044,32889,770
118,740322,47277,75188,507
126,759107,995
LWDA CLF Emp Unemp3.23.14.44.73.42.54.64.33.73.4
Rate254,25898,75246,48293,986
123,281332,77481,61492,596
131,889112,165
246,76495,67644,55889,943
119,468324,89078,04488,812
127,262108,630
CLF Emp Unemp2.93.14.14.33.12.44.44.13.53.2
Rate249,33496,70646,66493,998
121,090319,90281,56992,311
131,436111,496
241,25993,42144,53189,560
116,757310,72177,70288,251
126,109107,581
CLF Emp Unemp3.23.44.64.73.62.94.74.44.13.5
Rate
December 2019 November 2019 December 2018
Yell
Polk
White
Union
ScottLee
Clark
Pope
Drew
Clay
Pike
Ashley
Desha
Benton
Izard
Saline
Logan
Miller
Grant
Newton
Pulaski
Arkansas
Lonoke
Dallas
Stone
Cross
Perry
Chicot
Sharp
Prairie
Madison
Fulton
Searcy
Phillips
Carroll
Jefferson
MarionBoone
Poinsett
Garland
Baxter
Sevier
Bradley
Mississippi
Nevada
Monroe
Greene
Washington
Ouachita
Johnson
Columbia
Jackson
Howard
Franklin
Faulkner
Lincoln
Calhoun
Conway
Van Buren
Craighead
Randolph
CrawfordCleburne
Hempstead
Woodruff
Montgomery
Lawrence
Crittenden
St. Francis
Cleveland
Lafayette
Hot Spring
Sebastian
Independence
Little River
Central (minus LR)
Eastern
North Central
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
West Central
Western
8,0463,0682,0574,3814,1648,2423,7794,0044,9353,775
7,4943,0761,9244,0433,8137,8843,5703,7844,6273,535
8,0753,2852,1334,4384,3339,1813,8674,0605,3273,915
December 2019
Not Seasonally Adjusted
www.discover.arkansas.gov 18