by Michael Pakko | Oct 29, 2009
The UALR Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference took place today. I thank all of those who attended, and extend special thanks to the participants: Richard Bell, Roby Brock, Lane Kidd, Chris Masingill, David Sanders and Julie Stackhouse. Proceedings of the...
by Michael Pakko | Oct 21, 2009
September data on Arkansas employment and unemployment were released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) this morning. The report provides mixed signals. The household survey shows that the unemployment rate remained stable in September at 7.1%. Arkansas is now...
by Michael Pakko | Oct 20, 2009
Governor Mike Beebe announced today that he had “accepted a recommendation by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration to cut the state budget by $100 million for the current fiscal year.” This amounts to a budget reduction of just over 2...
by Michael Pakko | Sep 30, 2009
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its most recent data on employment and unemployment for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). As described in a previous post, the MSA data are generally not seasonally adjusted. When it comes to comparing...
by Michael Pakko | Sep 30, 2009
The first event of the new Arkansas Economic Issues Breakfast series took place this morning. Linking seven different locations around the state in a statewide videoconference presented some technological challenges, but we managed to pull it off without any serious...
