by Michael Pakko | Dec 31, 2014
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data on metro area unemployment and employment yesterday. The report noted that unemployment rates in November were down compared to the previous year in 341 of the 372 metropolitan areas in the nation. The eight metro...
by Michael Pakko | Dec 19, 2014
The latest monthly report on state employment and unemployment adds to recent evidence of a dramatic improvement in labor market conditions in Arkansas. The headline statistic showed that the unemployment rate dropped 3-tenths of a percent from 6.1% in October...
by Michael Pakko | Dec 9, 2014
Unemployment rates declined in all of Arkansas’ metro areas in October. On a year-over-year basis, the not-seasonally adjusted numbers showed declines ranging from 1.5% in Fayetteville to 2.9% in Pine Bluff. The eight metro areas that include parts of Arkansas...
by Michael Pakko | Dec 8, 2014
A proxy for state retail spending, Arkansas Taxable Sales (ATS), increased by 0.2% in the third quarter of 2013 (seasonally adjusted). Compared to the previous year, ATS was up 1.0%. Arkansas Taxable Sales Including Gasoline (ATSIG) also rose by 0.2% for the quarter...
by Michael Pakko | Nov 25, 2014
The latest update on house prices from the Federal Housing Finance Agency came out this morning. The most comprehensive of the FHFA indexes, the “Expanded-Data Indexes” show Arkansas house prices up 1.3% in the third quarter, compared to a 1.5% increase...
