by Michael Pakko | Nov 29, 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...
by Michael Pakko | Nov 16, 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...
by Michael Pakko | Nov 14, 2018
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%...
by Michael Pakko | Nov 6, 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...
by Michael Pakko | Oct 19, 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...
