Arkansas Employment and Unemployment – November 2010
Data on employment and unemployment were released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Arkansas Department of Workforce Services. The headline news is that the unemployment rate increased by yet another 0.1 percent to 7.9 percent. The number of...Metro Area Employment and Unemployment – October 2010
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest information (for October) on employment and unemployment in Metropolitan Statical Areas (MSAs) around the nation. The report suggests that labor markets in Arkansas’ metro areas are slowly...Arkansas Employment and Unemployment – October 2010
Today’s employment reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Arkansas Department of Workforce Services included both good news and bad news. The bad news was another uptick in the unemployment rate, up to 7.8% from 7.7% in September. The household...Forecast Focus: Personal Income and Transfer Receipts
One of the topics discussed at the UALR Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference last week was the importance of government transfer payments for assessing personal income growth at this stage in the business cycle. During a recession, transfer payments tend to increase...Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference – Nov. 9th, 2023
Mark your calendar to join the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Institute, for the 2023 Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference.
Date: Thurs., Nov. 9, 2023
Time: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.