by Michael Pakko | Jun 10, 2020
As the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, one constant is the rapid pace at which the situation is developing. Just one month ago, our May forecast came out in the wake of the April employment report, which showed U.S. payroll employment...
by Michael Pakko | May 12, 2020
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be more rapid and more severe than initially expected. In our previous forecast dated April 8, we projected a payroll employment decline of 108,000 by the end of the year. It now appears that job losses...
by Michael Pakko | Nov 16, 2016
Thank you to all who attended this morning’s Regional Economic Briefing, where I presented my annual forecast for the Arkansas economy. Special thanks to the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for co-sponsoring the event. Below are...
by Michael Pakko | Oct 31, 2012
One of the more upbeat prognostications from the 2012 Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference was the prediction that revisions to the employment data will ultimately show much stronger job growth in Arkansas than reported in the currently-published data. Due to the...
by Michael Pakko | Mar 29, 2012
At the Arkansas State University Economic Outlook Conference today, we presented revised and updated forecasts for some key economic indicators for the Arkansas economy. At the time that the original forecasts were complied in late October 2011, data for some series...
by Michael Pakko | Oct 25, 2011
The 2011 Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference is only one week away. This year’s conference features the national outlook from Ken Simonson, Chief Economist for the Associated General Contractors of America. A panel of speakers will address specific areas of...
