by Michael Pakko | Jul 29, 2021
The statewide employment data for June showed little change in Arkansas labor market conditions, and the newly-released data for metropolitan areas consistent with that conclusion. On a not-seasonally adjusted basis, unemployment rates in Arkansas metro areas rose by...
by Michael Pakko | Jul 16, 2021
Labor market indicators suggest that the Arkansas economy was treading water in June. The unemployment rate was unchanged, standing at 4.4% for the fourth month in a row and payroll employment was essentially unchanged. Arkansas’ 4.4% unemployment rate is less...
by Michael Pakko | Jun 30, 2021
Statewide employment trends have shown a slow pace of recovery over the past three months, and the data for the state’s metropolitan areas generally reflect that Unemployment rates were unchanged in five of the state’s metro areas, but declined slightly in...
by Michael Pakko | Jun 23, 2021
Although Arkansas labor markets have recovered considerably over the past several months, progress toward the return to full-employment has clearly slowed. For the third consecutive month, the Arkansas unemployment rate registered 4.4%. The number of unemployed...
by Michael Pakko | Jun 2, 2021
In a month where the statewide unemployment rate and payroll employment totals were essentially unchanged, labor market indicators for Arkansas’ metropolitan areas were mixed in April. From March to April, unemployment rates declined slightly in Northwest...
by Michael Pakko | May 21, 2021
Labor markets in Arkansas generally continued to improve in April, but at a much slower pace than in the early months of the recovery. First, the state’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.4%, still significantly lower than the national unemployment rate of...
