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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	Jun 2026
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Arkansas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Feb 2026
Consumer Price Index, South Region — April 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Jonesboro — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2025

Jonesboro, AR Economy at a Glance:

Jonesboro, AR
Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)68.2	(2)68.1	67.1	68.3	68.0	(p)68.1
Employment(1)		(2)65.5	(2)65.5	63.9	65.4	65.4	(p)65.8
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.7	(2)2.7	3.2	2.9	2.6	(p)2.3
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.9	(2)3.9	4.8	4.2	3.9	(p)3.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		65.3	65.5	64.3	64.5	64.6	(p)65.0
12-month % change		0.9	1.6	1.1	0.8	0.5	(p)1.1
Government(4)		9.1	9.1	9.0	9.1	9.1	(p)9.2
12-month % change		-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	(p)-1.1
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary