Arkansas Employment and Unemployment – November 2012

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Department of Workforce Services show the Arkansas unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percent to 7.0% in November.  The number of unemployed fell by 2,359 to 95,935.  Both the unemployment rate and the number of...

Arkansas Personal Income – 2012:Q3

Total personal income in Arkansas rose by 1.0% in the third quarter, with a particularly sharp increase in farm income.  According to today’s news release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Arkansas’ third-quarter growth rate was the...

Arkansas Taxable Sales Update

Figures released this morning by the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration show sales tax receipts were up 3.8% in November from a year earlier.  Generally, remissions of sales taxes correspond to sales that took place in the previous month, so the...

Metro Area Employment & Unemployment – October 2012

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that October unemployment rates were down from a year ago in 329 of the nation’s 372 metropolitan areas.  All of Arkansas’ metro areas are included in this total.  As shown in the table below,...

Arkansas Home Prices – 2012:Q3

Yesterday’s report on home sales included data showing that average home prices were up 7.8% from October 2011 through October 2012.  On a year-to-date basis, average prices were up 10.4%.  Average sales prices are not necessarily a good measure of overall home...
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