Metro Area Employment and Unemployment – March 2023
New data for metro area employment and unemployment came out this week, including newly revised data from the household survey. The revisions had minor effects on unemployment rates. As shown in the first two columns of the table below, unemployment rates were...Metro Area Employment and Unemployment – January 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...Metro Area Employment and Unemployment – December 2022
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...Metro Area Employment and Unemployment – July 2020
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...Metro Area Employment and Unemployment – June 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,...Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference – Nov. 9th, 2023
Mark your calendar to join the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Institute, for the 2023 Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference.
Date: Thurs., Nov. 9, 2023
Time: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.