Jonesboro, AR
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 44,892 | - | 6.6 | - |
| 1991 | 43,954 | -2.1 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | 45,600 | 3.7 | 6.6 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | 46,204 | 1.3 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | 48,123 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | 50,093 | 4.1 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 50,245 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 50,054 | -0.4 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 50,506 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | 51,878 | 2.7 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 52,012 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 50,417 | -3.1 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 50,890 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 50,812 | -0.2 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 52,171 | 2.7 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | 53,440 | 2.4 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| 2006 | 53,942 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 53,822 | -0.2 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 48,044 | 5.2 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 48,378 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 49,017 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 50,309 | 5.6 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| May | 50,312 | 4.7 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 50,284 | 5.5 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 50,160 | 4.2 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 50,208 | 3.1 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 51,063 | 3.1 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 51,459 | 3.3 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 51,085 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 50,802 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 48,910 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 50,019 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 50,215 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 50,362 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| May | 50,862 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 51,315 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 50,167 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 50,241 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 50,479 | -1.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 50,392 | -2.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 50,249 | -1.6 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 49,734 | -2.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 48,613 | -0.6 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 49,148 | -1.7 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 49,858 | -0.7 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 49,954 | -0.8 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| May | 49,921 | -1.9 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 50,321 | -1.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 50,392 | 0.4 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 50,396 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 50,689 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 50,749 | 0.7 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 50,797 | 1.1 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 49,811 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| 1998-Jan | 48,675 | 0.1 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 49,176 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 49,605 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 50,295 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 50,812 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 50,935 | 1.2 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 50,818 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 50,724 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 51,137 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 51,293 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 51,392 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 51,209 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 50,137 | 3.0 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 50,695 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 51,336 | 3.5 | 3.7 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 51,778 | 2.9 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| May | 52,227 | 2.8 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 52,300 | 2.7 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 52,106 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 51,888 | 2.3 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 52,423 | 2.5 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 52,609 | 2.6 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 52,545 | 2.2 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 52,487 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 50,935 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 51,565 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 51,951 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 53,017 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 52,688 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 52,818 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 52,398 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 52,140 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 51,874 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 51,954 | -1.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 51,619 | -1.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 51,183 | -2.5 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 49,699 | -2.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 50,148 | -2.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 50,400 | -3.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 50,621 | -4.5 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| May | 50,681 | -3.8 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 50,589 | -4.2 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 50,769 | -3.1 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 50,022 | -4.1 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 50,351 | -2.9 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 50,993 | -1.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 50,639 | -1.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 50,089 | -2.1 | 5.7 | 1.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 49,294 | -0.8 | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 49,732 | -0.8 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 50,367 | -0.1 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 50,580 | -0.1 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| May | 51,222 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 50,898 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 51,407 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 51,193 | 2.3 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 51,933 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 51,436 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51,602 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 51,019 | 1.9 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| 2003-Jan | 49,824 | 1.1 | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 50,129 | 0.8 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 50,688 | 0.6 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 51,227 | 1.3 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| May | 51,113 | -0.2 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 50,973 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 51,079 | -0.6 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 50,686 | -1.0 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 50,958 | -1.9 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 51,096 | -0.7 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 51,095 | -1.0 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 50,879 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| 2004-Jan | 50,010 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 50,376 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 51,351 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 52,646 | 2.8 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| May | 52,347 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 52,617 | 3.2 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 52,522 | 2.8 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 52,497 | 3.6 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 52,535 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 53,017 | 3.8 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 53,452 | 4.6 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 52,685 | 3.5 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 51,131 | 2.2 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 52,055 | 3.3 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 52,721 | 2.7 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 53,355 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 53,325 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 53,591 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 53,640 | 2.1 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 53,943 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 54,266 | 3.3 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 54,944 | 3.6 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 54,650 | 2.2 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 53,660 | 1.9 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| 2006-Jan | 52,600 | 2.9 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 52,820 | 1.5 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 53,703 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 54,427 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| May | 54,350 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 54,254 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 54,118 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 54,176 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 54,245 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 54,357 | -1.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 54,344 | -0.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 53,914 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 53,137 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 53,262 | 0.8 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 53,916 | 0.4 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 53,939 | -0.9 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| May | 53,875 | -0.9 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 53,779 | -0.9 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 53,710 | -0.8 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 53,166 | -1.9 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 54,147 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 54,298 | -0.1 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 54,639 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 53,993 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 53,166 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 53,146 | -0.2 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 54,150 | 0.4 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 54,718 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| May | 54,969 | 2.0 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 54,702 | 1.7 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 55,326 | 3.0 | 4.6 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 54,834 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -1.5 |
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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