by Michael Pakko | Sep 3, 2021
The statewide employment data released two weeks ago showed an ongoing slow pace of recovery in Arkansas labor markets. The unemployment rate, for example, ticked down by less than one-tenth of a percentage point (seasonally adjusted). Newly published data for...
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 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 | Apr 28, 2021
New statistics for metro area employment and unemployment were released this morning. The data show that recovery from the pandemic-related unemployment spike of April 2020 continues across the state. Revisions to the household survey data, from which unemployment...
by Michael Pakko | Mar 19, 2021
New data on employment and unemployment for metropolitan areas came out this morning. The data are in that awkward mid-revision phase that happens every year at this time, but the new information is informative. Tables from today’s news release show revised...
by Michael Pakko | Feb 3, 2021
The BLS report on employment and unemployment in counties and metropolitan areas for December was released this morning. For Arkansas, the data showed that the changes reported in the remarkable state-wide report for December were widely reflected in local statistics...
