Metro Area Employment and Unemployment – October 2018

Indications of a slightly weaker labor market statewide were also reflected in metro area employment statistics for October.  According to this morning’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 95 of 388 metro areas registered unemployment rates higher...

Arkansas Employment and Unemployment – October 2018

There is little to cheer about in the latest report on Arkansas employment and unemployment.  The headline sounds fine: the state’s unemployment rate remained at the low level of 3.5% — slightly lower than the national unemployment rate of 3.7% (though the...

Arkansas GDP – 2018:Q2

The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced this morning that the recent acceleration in national GDP growth was reflected second quarter statistics for the 50 states:  Growth rates ranged from 2.5% in Delaware to 6.0% in Texas.  Arkansas’ growth rate was 4.4%...

Metro Area Employment and Unemployment – September 2018

September data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals an unusual pattern of unemployment rate changes: While the statewide average declined 0.1 percentage points from August to September, metro area unemployment rates rose slightly (with the exception of Fort...

Arkansas Employment and Unemployment – September 2018

The latest report on employment and unemployment in Arkansas included several positive indicators.  First, the unemployment rate declined once again, dropping to 3.5%.  The national unemployment rate also declined in September, so Arkansas’ rate remains only...
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