by Michael Pakko | Nov 10, 2022
Thank you to all the attendees of the Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference this morning. Special thanks to the participants in our panel discussion: Randy Zook, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce Bert Greenwalt, Arkansas State University Shannon Newton, Arkansas...
by Michael Pakko | Sep 28, 2022
At a press conference today, the results of a study by AEDI on the economic impact of the proposed Arkansas Adult Use Cannabis Amendment were presented. Here is a link to that article: https://arkansaseconomist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Adult-Use-FINAL.pdf...
by Michael Pakko | May 20, 2022
Although the unemployment rate ticked up a tenth of a point in April, the employment report for Arkansas was generally positive. Both the household and payroll surveys showed employment growth, and labor force participation rose for the fourth consecutive month. The...
by Michael Pakko | Mar 14, 2022
The latest data on Arkansas employment and unemployment was released today, including the annual “benchmark revisions” of the payroll employment data. The information from the household survey showed a slight drop in the unemployment rate. After the...
by Michael Pakko | Jan 25, 2022
The year 2021 ended with another month of robust employment gains in Arkansas. The state’s unemployment rate fell to a new record low in December, and payroll employment finished the year more than 2% higher than the end of the previous year. The headline news...
by Michael Pakko | Dec 9, 2021
The Arkansas legislature adopted major income tax legislation this week, with the accomplished goal of lowering the marginal tax rate on high incomes from 5.9% in 2021 to 5.5% in 2022, with further reductions scheduled for subsequent years that would reduce the top...