Arkansas Employment & Unemployment – August 2023
Arkansas unemployment rate increased slightly in August, rising by 0.1 percentage points to 2.7%. The national unemployment rate increased by 0.3 percentage points to 3.8% in August. The increases, particularly for the state, are not yet indicating a change in the...Arkansas Employment and Unemployment – July 2023
The latest state-level report on employment and unemployment shows that recent trends in Arkansas labor markets continue. Although the unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.6% the number of unemployed declined for the ninth consecutive month, reaching a new all-time...Arkansas Employment and Unemployment – June 2023
The latest state employment report shows another month of solid growth. The unemployment rate dropped to a new all-time record of 2.6%—a new record low for the series (again). The national unemployment rate also declined in June, leaving Arkansas’ unemployment...Arkansas Personal Income and GDP
New reports on personal income and GDP for the first quarter show signs of relative weakening of the Arkansas economy. Personal income increased at a 3.2% annual rate in the first quarter, well below the national growth rate of 5.1%. (Personal income figures are not...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.