June 2025 | Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Arkansas

Employment snapshot

• In June, Arkansas added 1,200 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent. In the prior month, Arkansas added 800 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Arkansas added 17,600 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points from 3.4 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Arkansas is tied for 14th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Arkansas’s private sector added 1,300 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 17,300 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Arkansas added 900 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Arkansas rose by 121, and over the past 12 months it rose by 10,049.

• Arkansas’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 58.4 percent in June and is tied for 43rd in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.2 percentage points.

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Arkansas

Payroll employment

• Arkansas added 1,200 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Arkansas added 800 jobs. Arkansas nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 11 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Arkansas is tied for 14th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Arkansas added 1,300 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Arkansas added 900 jobs. Arkansas private sector payroll employment has increased in 11 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Arkansas is tied for 10th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+1,500) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+700).
• The worst performing sectors were Financial Activities (-900) and Construction (-600).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+11,000) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+3,700).
• The worst performing sectors were Construction (-1,900) and Other Services (-800).

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.

• The labor force participation rate in Arkansas remained unchanged at 58.4 percent in June.

• Arkansas is tied for 43rd in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Arkansas was 58.6 percent in March 2020, and the 10-year low was 56.4 percent in August 2021.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.