Metro Area Employment and Unemployment – October 2015
The latest data on metro area employment and unemployment was mixed. In a previous release, the statewide unemployment rate ticked down by one-tenth of a percent in October, but nonfarm payroll employment was basically flat. Overall, the metro area data show...Arkansas Taxable Sales – 2015:Q3
Final data are now available showing that Arkansas Taxable Sales rose sharply in the third quarter of 2015. The basic measure of taxable sales — derived from state sales tax collections — increased by 3.0% from the second quarter to the third (seasonally...Local Area Personal Income – 2014
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released new data on local area personal income for 2014 last week. As shown in the figure and table below, per capita personal income increased in all 8 of the metro areas that include parts of Arkansas, with increases ranging from...Arkansas Employment and Unemployment – October 2015
The Arkansas unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percent in October, to 5.1%. The number of unemployed declined by nearly 1,300, while the number of employed increased by 1,200. After a brief rise in unemployment in the Spring, we’ve seen employment...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.