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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	Aug 2025
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Arkansas	Workplace fatalities	Table	Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, South Region — July 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Aug 2025
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	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		66.8	66.9	67.7	67.0	67.9	(p)68.9
Employment(1)		64.1	64.5	65.5	64.8	65.1	(p)66.0
Unemployment(1)		2.7	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.8	(p)2.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.0	3.6	3.1	3.4	4.1	(p)4.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		65.1	65.3	65.8	65.8	65.4	(p)65.3
12-month % change		1.2	0.9	1.4	1.2	1.2	(p)1.7
Government(3)		9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	8.8	(p)8.5
12-month % change		0.0	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	(p)-1.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary