The Fort Smith and Memphis-West Memphis metro areas were the only areas among Arkansas’ eight metro areas to see a decrease in their June to July unemployment rates.
Fort Smith’s jobless rate was 7.8% in July, down from 7.9% in May and down from 8% in July 2009. The Memphis-West Memphis unemployment rate was 10.1% in July, down from 10.4% in June.
The biggest unemployment jump was in the Jonesboro area, with the rate moving from 6.8% in June to 7.4% in July.
Arkansas’ July unemployment rate was 7.4%. The U.S. unemployment rate in July was 9.5%. You can view data on all of the markets below:
ARKANSAS METRO AREAS
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
July 2010: 6.4%
July 2009: 6.4%
June 2010: 6.2%
Fort Smith
July 2010: 7.8%
July 2009: 8%
June 2010: 7.9%
Hot Springs
July 2010: 7.7%
July 2009: 7.3%
June 2010: 7.4%
Jonesboro
July 2010: 7.4%
July 2009: 7.3%
June 2010: 6.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
July 2010: 7.1%
July 2009: 6.7%
June 2010: 6.8%
Memphis-West Memphis
July 2010: 10.1%
July 2009: 10.5%
June 2010: 10.4%
Pine Bluff
July 2010: 9.7%
July 2009: 9.6%
June 2010: 9.2%
Texarkana
July 2010: 7.8%
July 2009: 6.6%
June 2010: 7.7%