United States Employment Snapshot



Arkansas Employment Snapshot




Arkansas Payroll Employment


  • Arkansas lost 200 net payroll jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Arkansas added 2,500 jobs. Arkansas nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000 in March, or 0.1 percent. Arkansas is tied for 12th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Arkansas lost 200 private sector jobs, or 0 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Arkansas added 2,200 jobs. Arkansas private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 209,000 jobs in March, or 0.2 percent. Arkansas is tied for 7th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during March were Education and Health Services (1,300) and Manufacturing (1,200).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Information (-400) and Professional and Business Services (-2,100).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (8,100) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3,400).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Construction (-800) and Information (-900).



Arkansas Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.