Columbia County’s unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) is at 4.0 percent for March 2025, down from 4.7 percent in February, according to a preliminary county by county report released this past week by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.<\/p>\n
According to the report, for March Columbia County had a labor force of 8,944 persons with 8,588 employed and 356 unemployed. This compares to February’s labor force of 8,935 with 8,511 employed and 424 unemployed.<\/p>\n
In March 2024, Columbia County had a labor force of 8,891 people with 8,545 employed and 346 unemployed, for a jobless rate of 3.9 percent.<\/p>\n
Arkansas’ unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) currently stands at 3.7 percent for March, up from 3.6 percent in February. The ADWS report stated that for March, Arkansas had a labor force of 1,421,038 persons with 1,368,961 employed and 52,077 unemployed. This compares to February’s labor force of 1,420,665 with 1,369,117 employed and 51,548 unemployed.<\/p>\n
The United States’ unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) is currently recorded at 4.2 percent for March, up from 4.1 percent in February. According to the report, for March the U.S. had a labor force of 170,591,000 with 163,508,000 employed and 7,083,000 unemployed. This compares to February’s labor force of 170,359,000 with 163,307,000 employed and 7,052,000 unemployed.<\/p>\n
Of the seven neighboring Southwest Arkansas counties surveyed, all showed a decrease in the unemployment rate from February to March.<\/p>\n
Calhoun County’s unemployment rate is at 4.0 percent for March, down from 4.5 percent in February.<\/p>\n
Hempstead County’s unemployment rate is at 3.8 percent for March, down from 4.3 percent in February.<\/p>\n
Lafayette County’s unemployment rate is at 5.6 percent for March, down from 6.3 percent in February.<\/p>\n
Miller County’s unemployment rate is at 4.3 percent for March, down from 4.7 percent in February.<\/p>\n
Nevada County’s unemployment rate is at 5.1 percent for March, down from 5.7 percent in February.<\/p>\n
Ouachita County’s unemployment rate is at 4.5 percent for March, down from 5.0 percent in February.<\/p>\n
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