<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Ry8fW_0qVYkviV00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Ry8fW_0qVYkviV00" width="1080" height="770" ></p><h5> Canva </h5><h2> Here's how unemployment in Sevier County, Arkansas compares </h2><p> Sevier County's unemployment rate in October was 3.3%—ranked #29 highest out of 75 in the state. </p><p> Nationally, unemployment has <a href="https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-unemployment-rate.htm" rel="nofollow"> leveled with pre-COVID rates </a> , measuring between 3.5% and 4% for most of the past two years. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed a 3.9% unemployment rate in October. Previously, unemployment skyrocketed to 14.7% at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, and those rates remained elevated through late 2021. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> Though national unemployment has mostly normalized, local economies vary widely. <a href="https://www.stacker.com/Arkansas/Sevier-County-AR" rel="nofollow"> Stacker </a> used <a href="https://www.bls.gov/lau/" rel="nofollow"> Bureau of Labor Statistics data </a> to analyze unemployment in Sevier County over time, and how it stacks up within Arkansas and across the nation. </p><p> The unemployment rate in Sevier County is 0.6 percentage points below the national level, and 0.2 percentage points above the state level. It ranks #29 among <a href="https://stacker.com/arkansas/counties-highest-unemployment-arkansas" rel="nofollow"> counties in Arkansas </a> —ranked first by the preliminary October 2023 unemployment rate, then breaking ties by the number of unemployed people. It trails behind Van Buren County, which also has an unemployment rate of 3.3%, but surpasses Clay County (which has the same unemployment rate). </p><p> In real terms, it means an estimated 181 of Sevier County's approximately 5,488 working residents are out of a job at the moment. That's 37 fewer than last month and 7 more than a year ago. Some economists fret another recession may be on the horizon, which would drive unemployment up with business closures and layoffs. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p><em> This story was produced using automation across 3,100 counties, boroughs, and parishes, based on writing and data reporting by Paxtyn Merten. </em></p></div></body>

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Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to analyze unemployment in Sevier County, Arkansas and how it compares to state and national trends.