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Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Fayetteville, AR, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Apr 2026
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2025
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Arkansas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Feb 2026

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Economy at a Glance:

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)-	(3)321.8	(3)320.8	316.6	322.7	(p)323.3
Employment(1)		(2)-	(3)311.2	(3)310.6	304.0	311.3	(p)312.7
Unemployment(1)		(2)-	(3)10.7	(3)10.2	12.6	11.4	(p)10.6
Unemployment Rate(4)		(2)-	(3)3.3	(3)3.2	4.0	3.5	(p)3.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(5)		307.4	307.4	307.3	303.2	304.4	(p)306.2
12-month % change		2.9	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.0	(p)2.2
Mining, Logging, and Construction(5)		18.7	18.6	18.7	18.4	18.6	(p)18.8
12-month % change		1.6	0.5	1.6	1.7	2.2	(p)2.7
Manufacturing(5)		27.4	27.3	27.4	27.2	27.2	(p)27.2
12-month % change		-1.8	-2.5	-2.1	-1.8	-2.5	(p)-1.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(5)		62.1	62.8	63.2	62.1	61.5	(p)61.8
12-month % change		0.3	0.8	1.4	2.0	1.0	(p)1.5
Information(5)		2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	(p)2.4
12-month % change		4.2	4.2	0.0	-3.8	-3.8	(p)-7.7
Financial Activities(5)		11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	(p)10.6
12-month % change		0.0	-1.8	-0.9	0.0	-0.9	(p)-1.9
Professional and Business Services(5)		66.5	66.1	65.9	65.4	66.0	(p)66.2
12-month % change		7.8	6.1	5.9	4.0	3.9	(p)3.8
Education and Health Services(5)		37.5	37.6	37.6	37.3	37.5	(p)37.5
12-month % change		1.9	1.6	1.6	1.4	0.8	(p)0.8
Leisure and Hospitality(5)		34.3	34.2	33.8	32.8	33.5	(p)34.4
12-month % change		5.9	4.9	5.3	6.5	7.0	(p)8.5
Other Services(5)		11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	(p)11.5
12-month % change		2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.9	(p)0.0
Government(5)		35.8	35.8	35.7	35.1	35.4	(p)35.8
12-month % change		2.3	2.6	2.0	2.3	2.3	(p)2.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (4) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (5) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary