Prairie County, AR monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Prairie County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of November 2022.

Prairie County had a 2.8% unemployment rate in November 2022, marking a 0.3% increase from a month ago. Arkansas reported a 3.7% unemployment rate in November, which is the 23th highest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month dropped to 3.5% but is still 0.4% lower than last year.

Unemployment rates in neighboring counties
#1. Monroe County, AR: 4.2%
#2. Woodruff County, AR: 3.1%
#3. White County, AR: 3.0%
#4. Prairie County, AR: 2.8%
#5. Lonoke County, AR: 2.5%

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Arkansas
#1. Phillips County: 7.0%
#2. Chicot County: 6.0%
#3. Ashley County: 5.8%
#4. Mississippi County: 5.1%
#5. Jefferson County: 5.0%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Arkansas
#1. Benton County: 2.1%
#1. Washington County: 2.1%
#3. Madison County: 2.2%
#4. Saline County: 2.4%
#4. Scott County: 2.4%