Velvet Ridge Township, AR Unemployment Rate Report

Velvet Ridge Township, AR Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Velvet-Ridge-Township, Arkansas has ranged from 2.6% in October 2021 to 12.2% in January 1991. The current unemployment rate for Velvet-Ridge-Township is 3.5% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Velvet Ridge Township, AR Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

Velvet Ridge Township, AR Current Unemployment - 3.5%

Velvet Ridge Township, AR Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2022	3.9%	3.8%	4.0%
2 / 2022	3.9%	3.8%	3.8%
3 / 2022	3.4%	3.2%	3.6%
4 / 2022	3.3%	3.2%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.4%	3.2%	3.6%
6 / 2022	4.0%	3.8%	3.6%
7 / 2022	4.3%	4.2%	3.5%
8 / 2022	3.5%	3.5%	3.7%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2021	5.6%	5.1%	6.3%
2 / 2021	5.5%	5.4%	6.2%
3 / 2021	4.9%	4.8%	6.0%
4 / 2021	4.1%	4.3%	6.1%
5 / 2021	4.3%	4.5%	5.8%
6 / 2021	4.7%	5.0%	5.9%
7 / 2021	4.4%	4.4%	5.4%
8 / 2021	3.7%	3.8%	5.2%
9 / 2021	3.1%	3.2%	4.7%
10 / 2021	2.6%	2.7%	4.6%
11 / 2021	2.6%	2.6%	4.2%
12 / 2021	2.7%	2.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2020	5.4%	4.1%	3.6%
2 / 2020	5.3%	3.9%	3.5%
3 / 2020	6.5%	4.9%	4.4%
4 / 2020	10.1%	10.3%	14.7%
5 / 2020	9.1%	9.4%	13.3%
6 / 2020	8.5%	8.3%	11.1%
7 / 2020	7.5%	7.5%	10.2%
8 / 2020	7.1%	7.4%	8.4%
9 / 2020	6.6%	7.0%	7.9%
10 / 2020	5.4%	5.7%	6.9%
11 / 2020	5.9%	4.8%	6.7%
12 / 2020	4.3%	4.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2019	5.5%	4.2%	4.0%
2 / 2019	5.3%	4.1%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.7%	3.5%	3.8%
4 / 2019	4.1%	3.0%	3.6%
5 / 2019	4.4%	3.4%	3.6%
6 / 2019	4.6%	3.8%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.1%	4.1%	3.7%
8 / 2019	4.2%	3.6%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.0%	3.3%	3.5%
10 / 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.6%
11 / 2019	3.9%	3.1%	3.5%
12 / 2019	4.4%	3.4%	3.5%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2018	5.3%	4.3%	4.1%
2 / 2018	5.3%	4.3%	4.1%
3 / 2018	4.7%	3.7%	4.0%
4 / 2018	4.0%	3.3%	3.9%
5 / 2018	4.2%	3.5%	3.8%
6 / 2018	4.4%	3.9%	4.0%
7 / 2018	4.5%	4.0%	3.9%
8 / 2018	4.0%	3.6%	3.8%
9 / 2018	3.8%	3.4%	3.7%
10 / 2018	3.6%	3.2%	3.8%
11 / 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.7%
12 / 2018	4.4%	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2017	5.5%	4.3%	4.7%
2 / 2017	5.3%	4.2%	4.7%
3 / 2017	4.6%	3.5%	4.4%
4 / 2017	4.3%	3.2%	4.4%
5 / 2017	4.8%	3.5%	4.4%
6 / 2017	4.7%	3.9%	4.3%
7 / 2017	4.8%	4.2%	4.3%
8 / 2017	4.4%	3.9%	4.4%
9 / 2017	4.0%	3.5%	4.2%
10 / 2017	3.8%	3.2%	4.1%
11 / 2017	3.9%	3.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	4.4%	3.6%	4.1%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2016	6.5%	4.8%	4.9%
2 / 2016	6.4%	4.7%	4.9%
3 / 2016	5.6%	4.1%	5.0%
4 / 2016	5.0%	3.6%	5.0%
5 / 2016	5.3%	3.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	5.5%	4.3%	4.9%
7 / 2016	5.6%	4.4%	4.8%
8 / 2016	5.0%	4.0%	4.9%
9 / 2016	4.7%	3.7%	5.0%
10 / 2016	4.2%	3.4%	4.9%
11 / 2016	4.0%	3.3%	4.7%
12 / 2016	4.5%	3.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2015	7.6%	6.3%	5.7%
2 / 2015	7.4%	6.0%	5.5%
3 / 2015	6.9%	5.5%	5.4%
4 / 2015	6.2%	5.0%	5.4%
5 / 2015	6.5%	5.2%	5.6%
6 / 2015	6.7%	5.4%	5.3%
7 / 2015	6.6%	5.4%	5.2%
8 / 2015	5.8%	4.8%	5.1%
9 / 2015	5.4%	4.4%	5.0%
10 / 2015	5.0%	4.1%	5.0%
11 / 2015	5.1%	4.0%	5.1%
12 / 2015	5.4%	4.2%	5.0%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2014	8.7%	7.5%	6.6%
2 / 2014	8.2%	7.2%	6.7%
3 / 2014	7.7%	6.6%	6.7%
4 / 2014	6.9%	5.8%	6.2%
5 / 2014	7.1%	6.1%	6.3%
6 / 2014	7.2%	6.2%	6.1%
7 / 2014	7.8%	6.5%	6.2%
8 / 2014	6.8%	5.9%	6.1%
9 / 2014	6.4%	5.6%	5.9%
10 / 2014	6.0%	5.2%	5.7%
11 / 2014	6.2%	5.3%	5.8%
12 / 2014	6.6%	5.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2013	9.6%	8.5%	8.0%
2 / 2013	8.8%	8.0%	7.7%
3 / 2013	8.3%	7.4%	7.5%
4 / 2013	7.8%	7.1%	7.6%
5 / 2013	7.8%	7.4%	7.5%
6 / 2013	8.1%	7.7%	7.5%
7 / 2013	8.3%	7.8%	7.3%
8 / 2013	7.5%	7.2%	7.2%
9 / 2013	7.2%	6.9%	7.2%
10 / 2013	7.0%	6.7%	7.2%
11 / 2013	7.1%	6.5%	6.9%
12 / 2013	7.4%	6.8%	6.7%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2012	8.9%	8.6%	8.3%
2 / 2012	8.4%	8.2%	8.3%
3 / 2012	7.9%	7.7%	8.2%
4 / 2012	7.4%	7.1%	8.2%
5 / 2012	7.7%	7.4%	8.2%
6 / 2012	7.9%	7.7%	8.2%
7 / 2012	8.5%	8.1%	8.2%
8 / 2012	7.7%	7.5%	8.1%
9 / 2012	7.5%	7.2%	7.8%
10 / 2012	7.3%	7.0%	7.8%
11 / 2012	7.2%	6.9%	7.7%
12 / 2012	7.9%	7.4%	7.9%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2011	10.2%	9.5%	9.1%
2 / 2011	9.5%	9.2%	9.0%
3 / 2011	8.9%	8.6%	9.0%
4 / 2011	8.6%	8.1%	9.1%
5 / 2011	8.7%	8.3%	9.0%
6 / 2011	8.9%	8.6%	9.1%
7 / 2011	9.1%	8.7%	9.0%
8 / 2011	8.4%	8.1%	9.0%
9 / 2011	8.2%	7.9%	9.0%
10 / 2011	7.8%	7.5%	8.8%
11 / 2011	7.6%	7.4%	8.6%
12 / 2011	8.2%	7.8%	8.5%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2010	9.0%	9.0%	9.8%
2 / 2010	9.2%	9.0%	9.8%
3 / 2010	8.7%	8.3%	9.9%
4 / 2010	8.0%	7.8%	9.9%
5 / 2010	8.1%	8.0%	9.6%
6 / 2010	8.2%	8.1%	9.4%
7 / 2010	8.5%	8.4%	9.4%
8 / 2010	7.9%	8.1%	9.5%
9 / 2010	7.6%	7.9%	9.5%
10 / 2010	7.7%	7.6%	9.4%
11 / 2010	8.0%	7.9%	9.8%
12 / 2010	8.2%	8.2%	9.3%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2009	8.3%	8.0%	7.8%
2 / 2009	8.3%	8.1%	8.3%
3 / 2009	8.1%	7.8%	8.7%
4 / 2009	8.1%	7.5%	9.0%
5 / 2009	8.5%	7.9%	9.4%
6 / 2009	8.6%	8.1%	9.5%
7 / 2009	8.7%	8.2%	9.5%
8 / 2009	8.1%	7.7%	9.6%
9 / 2009	7.6%	7.6%	9.8%
10 / 2009	7.7%	7.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	7.7%	7.6%	9.9%
12 / 2009	8.4%	8.1%	9.9%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2008	7.1%	5.7%	5.0%
2 / 2008	6.8%	5.4%	4.9%
3 / 2008	6.0%	5.0%	5.1%
4 / 2008	5.5%	4.7%	5.0%
5 / 2008	5.8%	5.1%	5.4%
6 / 2008	6.0%	5.4%	5.6%
7 / 2008	5.9%	5.6%	5.8%
8 / 2008	5.5%	5.4%	6.1%
9 / 2008	5.4%	5.4%	6.1%
10 / 2008	5.3%	5.4%	6.5%
11 / 2008	5.9%	5.9%	6.8%
12 / 2008	6.6%	6.6%	7.3%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2007	8.0%	5.9%	4.6%
2 / 2007	7.6%	5.8%	4.5%
3 / 2007	7.0%	5.2%	4.4%
4 / 2007	6.6%	5.0%	4.5%
5 / 2007	6.6%	5.3%	4.4%
6 / 2007	6.8%	5.6%	4.6%
7 / 2007	7.1%	5.9%	4.7%
8 / 2007	6.0%	5.2%	4.6%
9 / 2007	6.0%	5.1%	4.7%
10 / 2007	5.4%	4.7%	4.7%
11 / 2007	5.3%	4.8%	4.7%
12 / 2007	6.4%	5.2%	5.0%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2006	6.1%	5.5%	4.7%
2 / 2006	6.2%	5.5%	4.8%
3 / 2006	6.0%	5.1%	4.7%
4 / 2006	5.7%	5.0%	4.7%
5 / 2006	5.8%	5.2%	4.6%
6 / 2006	6.0%	5.4%	4.6%
7 / 2006	6.2%	5.7%	4.7%
8 / 2006	5.6%	5.2%	4.7%
9 / 2006	5.2%	4.9%	4.5%
10 / 2006	4.9%	4.5%	4.4%
11 / 2006	5.0%	4.9%	4.5%
12 / 2006	5.3%	5.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2005	7.4%	6.1%	5.3%
2 / 2005	7.1%	6.0%	5.4%
3 / 2005	6.8%	5.3%	5.2%
4 / 2005	6.3%	5.0%	5.2%
5 / 2005	6.7%	5.3%	5.1%
6 / 2005	6.9%	5.5%	5.0%
7 / 2005	7.1%	5.7%	5.0%
8 / 2005	6.3%	5.2%	4.9%
9 / 2005	5.6%	4.9%	5.0%
10 / 2005	5.1%	4.5%	5.0%
11 / 2005	5.1%	4.6%	5.0%
12 / 2005	5.5%	4.9%	4.9%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2004	7.6%	6.6%	5.7%
2 / 2004	7.2%	6.4%	5.6%
3 / 2004	7.0%	6.1%	5.8%
4 / 2004	6.3%	5.5%	5.6%
5 / 2004	6.4%	5.8%	5.6%
6 / 2004	6.8%	6.1%	5.6%
7 / 2004	6.6%	6.1%	5.5%
8 / 2004	5.9%	5.4%	5.4%
9 / 2004	5.8%	5.2%	5.4%
10 / 2004	5.6%	4.9%	5.5%
11 / 2004	5.7%	5.0%	5.4%
12 / 2004	6.3%	5.4%	5.4%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2003	6.9%	6.4%	5.8%
2 / 2003	6.6%	6.3%	5.9%
3 / 2003	6.3%	5.9%	5.9%
4 / 2003	6.0%	5.7%	6.0%
5 / 2003	6.3%	5.9%	6.1%
6 / 2003	7.1%	6.4%	6.3%
7 / 2003	7.4%	6.5%	6.2%
8 / 2003	6.2%	5.9%	6.1%
9 / 2003	6.0%	5.7%	6.1%
10 / 2003	5.8%	5.4%	6.0%
11 / 2003	6.1%	5.5%	5.8%
12 / 2003	6.2%	5.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2002	7.2%	6.4%	5.7%
2 / 2002	7.3%	6.1%	5.7%
3 / 2002	6.3%	5.7%	5.7%
4 / 2002	6.0%	5.4%	5.9%
5 / 2002	6.0%	5.5%	5.8%
6 / 2002	6.3%	5.8%	5.8%
7 / 2002	6.7%	5.8%	5.8%
8 / 2002	5.5%	5.2%	5.7%
9 / 2002	5.1%	4.9%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.8%	4.6%	5.7%
11 / 2002	5.3%	5.0%	5.9%
12 / 2002	5.7%	5.4%	6.0%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2001	6.4%	5.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	6.2%	5.3%	4.2%
3 / 2001	5.7%	4.9%	4.3%
4 / 2001	5.4%	4.6%	4.4%
5 / 2001	5.4%	4.8%	4.3%
6 / 2001	5.5%	5.2%	4.5%
7 / 2001	6.1%	5.4%	4.6%
8 / 2001	4.8%	4.8%	4.9%
9 / 2001	4.7%	4.6%	5.0%
10 / 2001	4.4%	4.5%	5.3%
11 / 2001	4.8%	4.8%	5.5%
12 / 2001	5.5%	5.3%	5.7%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 2000	5.7%	5.1%	4.0%
2 / 2000	5.6%	5.0%	4.1%
3 / 2000	5.0%	4.5%	4.0%
4 / 2000	4.5%	4.0%	3.8%
5 / 2000	4.4%	4.2%	4.0%
6 / 2000	4.7%	4.4%	4.0%
7 / 2000	5.0%	4.5%	4.0%
8 / 2000	5.1%	4.1%	4.1%
9 / 2000	4.1%	3.8%	3.9%
10 / 2000	3.9%	3.5%	3.9%
11 / 2000	4.5%	3.9%	3.9%
12 / 2000	4.9%	4.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1999	5.8%	5.7%	4.3%
2 / 1999	5.6%	5.3%	4.4%
3 / 1999	4.9%	4.7%	4.2%
4 / 1999	4.6%	4.4%	4.3%
5 / 1999	4.9%	4.5%	4.2%
6 / 1999	5.0%	4.9%	4.3%
7 / 1999	6.0%	5.0%	4.3%
8 / 1999	4.1%	4.4%	4.2%
9 / 1999	4.0%	4.2%	4.2%
10 / 1999	3.8%	3.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	4.2%	3.9%	4.1%
12 / 1999	4.7%	4.3%	4.0%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1998	6.9%	6.2%	4.6%
2 / 1998	6.8%	5.9%	4.6%
3 / 1998	5.9%	5.6%	4.7%
4 / 1998	5.5%	4.9%	4.3%
5 / 1998	5.4%	5.0%	4.4%
6 / 1998	5.2%	5.3%	4.5%
7 / 1998	5.1%	5.4%	4.5%
8 / 1998	4.3%	5.0%	4.5%
9 / 1998	4.3%	4.9%	4.6%
10 / 1998	3.9%	4.6%	4.5%
11 / 1998	4.2%	4.5%	4.4%
12 / 1998	4.8%	4.8%	4.4%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1997	7.1%	6.2%	5.3%
2 / 1997	6.3%	5.9%	5.2%
3 / 1997	5.8%	5.4%	5.2%
4 / 1997	5.4%	4.9%	5.1%
5 / 1997	5.4%	5.0%	4.9%
6 / 1997	5.8%	5.5%	5.0%
7 / 1997	6.7%	5.7%	4.9%
8 / 1997	5.3%	5.1%	4.8%
9 / 1997	4.8%	4.9%	4.9%
10 / 1997	4.5%	4.5%	4.7%
11 / 1997	4.9%	4.6%	4.6%
12 / 1997	5.6%	5.1%	4.7%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1996	7.2%	6.0%	5.6%
2 / 1996	6.7%	5.8%	5.5%
3 / 1996	6.3%	5.3%	5.5%
4 / 1996	5.9%	5.0%	5.6%
5 / 1996	5.8%	5.2%	5.6%
6 / 1996	6.1%	5.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	7.3%	5.8%	5.5%
8 / 1996	5.6%	5.0%	5.1%
9 / 1996	5.1%	4.9%	5.2%
10 / 1996	4.7%	4.6%	5.2%
11 / 1996	5.4%	4.8%	5.4%
12 / 1996	5.9%	5.2%	5.4%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1995	7.0%	5.7%	5.6%
2 / 1995	7.9%	5.7%	5.4%
3 / 1995	6.4%	4.8%	5.4%
4 / 1995	5.8%	4.5%	5.8%
5 / 1995	5.5%	4.6%	5.6%
6 / 1995	5.8%	5.0%	5.6%
7 / 1995	7.4%	5.2%	5.7%
8 / 1995	5.4%	4.7%	5.7%
9 / 1995	4.9%	4.5%	5.6%
10 / 1995	4.6%	4.2%	5.5%
11 / 1995	5.0%	4.4%	5.6%
12 / 1995	5.6%	4.8%	5.6%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1994	8.2%	6.6%	6.6%
2 / 1994	7.5%	6.3%	6.6%
3 / 1994	6.9%	5.9%	6.5%
4 / 1994	6.3%	5.4%	6.4%
5 / 1994	6.0%	5.3%	6.1%
6 / 1994	6.4%	5.7%	6.1%
7 / 1994	6.5%	5.8%	6.1%
8 / 1994	5.4%	5.1%	6.0%
9 / 1994	4.9%	4.7%	5.9%
10 / 1994	4.5%	4.4%	5.8%
11 / 1994	4.7%	4.4%	5.6%
12 / 1994	5.4%	4.7%	5.5%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1993	10.8%	7.5%	7.3%
2 / 1993	9.6%	7.1%	7.1%
3 / 1993	8.7%	6.5%	7.0%
4 / 1993	8.2%	6.1%	7.1%
5 / 1993	7.9%	6.2%	7.1%
6 / 1993	8.0%	6.5%	7.0%
7 / 1993	7.9%	6.4%	6.9%
8 / 1993	6.8%	5.8%	6.8%
9 / 1993	6.3%	5.6%	6.7%
10 / 1993	5.9%	5.3%	6.8%
11 / 1993	6.0%	5.3%	6.6%
12 / 1993	7.1%	5.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1992	11.2%	8.6%	7.3%
2 / 1992	10.0%	8.3%	7.4%
3 / 1992	9.2%	7.5%	7.4%
4 / 1992	8.6%	7.0%	7.4%
5 / 1992	8.7%	7.1%	7.6%
6 / 1992	9.5%	7.5%	7.8%
7 / 1992	9.5%	7.4%	7.7%
8 / 1992	8.7%	6.7%	7.6%
9 / 1992	9.0%	6.5%	7.6%
10 / 1992	7.5%	6.0%	7.3%
11 / 1992	8.0%	6.1%	7.4%
12 / 1992	8.6%	6.5%	7.4%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1991	12.2%	8.5%	6.4%
2 / 1991	11.6%	8.3%	6.6%
3 / 1991	11.0%	7.8%	6.8%
4 / 1991	9.8%	7.3%	6.7%
5 / 1991	9.8%	7.5%	6.9%
6 / 1991	9.3%	7.7%	6.9%
7 / 1991	9.2%	7.7%	6.8%
8 / 1991	8.5%	7.0%	6.9%
9 / 1991	7.7%	6.8%	6.9%
10 / 1991	7.9%	6.5%	7.0%
11 / 1991	9.2%	6.7%	7.0%
12 / 1991	10.4%	7.4%	7.3%

Month/Year	Velvet Ridge Township, AR%	Arkansas%	National %
1 / 1990	11.6%	7.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	10.5%	7.5%	5.3%
3 / 1990	9.7%	7.0%	5.2%
4 / 1990	9.7%	6.7%	5.4%
5 / 1990	9.7%	6.7%	5.4%
6 / 1990	9.8%	7.0%	5.2%
7 / 1990	10.1%	7.2%	5.5%
8 / 1990	8.7%	6.6%	5.7%
9 / 1990	8.9%	6.5%	5.9%
10 / 1990	8.9%	6.3%	5.9%
11 / 1990	9.6%	6.6%	6.2%
12 / 1990	10.8%	7.2%	6.3%