by Michael Pakko | Jul 29, 2020
The June employment report for metropolitan areas showed a continuing rebound from the job losses of March and April. The table below showed revisions to the nonfarm payroll employment data for May, along with the new numbers for June. The May revisions showed...
by Michael Pakko | Jul 1, 2020
The May employment report for metropolitan areas showed slight employment gains in all of Arkansas’ metro areas, offsetting a portion of the sharp declines in April. The table below showed revisions to the nonfarm payroll employment data for April along with...
by Michael Pakko | Sep 28, 2017
Unemployment rates in Arkansas metro areas remain lower than a year earlier. Wednesday’s news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that year-over-year changes in unemployment rates show declines in 323 of the nations 388 metropolitan areas, with...
by Michael Pakko | Sep 1, 2017
July data on employment and unemployment in metropolitan areas showed that unemployment rates were lower than a year earlier in all Metro areas covering parts of Arkansas. Year-over-year changes in not-seasonally adjusted data range from -0.3 percentage points in...
by Michael Pakko | Aug 2, 2017
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning that unemployment rates were lower in June than a year earlier in 336 of the 388 metropolitan areas in the U.S. All of Arkansas metro areas, except Texarkana, fell into that category. With an unemployment rate...
by Michael Pakko | Jun 28, 2017
In its latest news release on metro area employment and unemployment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that unemployment rates “were lower in May than a year earlier in 298 of the 388 metropolitan areas.” Seven of the eight metro areas including parts...
