by Michael Pakko | Mar 17, 2023
New and revised data on metropolitan area employment and unemployment were released this morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As was the case with the state-level data earlier this week, data from both the household and payroll surveys were subject to annual...
by Michael Pakko | Feb 2, 2023
The end-of-year employment data for metropolitan areas is in. Most of Arkansas metro areas finished 2022 with unemployment rates slightly higher than in December of 2021. Compared to the statewide average of 3.5%, metro area unemployment rates were relatively low in...
by Michael Pakko | Sep 1, 2022
The latest report on metro area employment and unemployment mirrors the statewide report released two weeks ago. Unemployment rates generally edged higher, while payroll employment surged. As shown in the figure and table below, unemployment rates were unchanged in...
by Michael Pakko | Aug 3, 2022
The latest report on metro area employment and unemployment was just about as un-newsworthy as the state-level report that came out two weeks ago. Unemployment rates were little changed from May to June, with up-ticks of one-tenth percent in Fayetteville, Fort Smith,...
by Michael Pakko | Jul 6, 2022
The latest report on metro area employment and unemployment last week showed little change in unemployment rates across the state. The data for May showed unemployment rates unchanged from April in six of the state’s metropolitan areas, with rates ticking up...
by Michael Pakko | Jun 3, 2022
The April data for metro are employment and unemployment came out this week showing little change in unemployment rates across Arkansas’ regions. As shown below, unemployment rates have settled into relatively unchanging levels after falling from...
