by Michael Pakko | May 3, 2017
New data on unemployment in Arkansas metro areas shows rates generally continuing to trend downward in March. The exceptions were Pine Bluff and Texarkana, each of which had unemployment rates that were unchanged from February. Elsewhere in the state, unemployment...
by Michael Pakko | Apr 21, 2017
The Arkansas unemployment rate set another new record low in March: 3.6%. Having declined by 0.1 percentage point in each of the past four months, the state’s unemployment rate is now 0.9% lower than the national average. March’s decline in the...
by Michael Pakko | Mar 13, 2017
Today’s state employment report featured a new record low unemployment rate for Arkansas, 3.8%. Previously published figures had shown a 3.8% unemployment rate back in May of 2016, but recent data revisions eliminated that transitory dip in the data. With the...
by Michael Pakko | Feb 28, 2017
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has completed its annual review and revision of Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) for 2012-2016. The data revisions incorporate updated population controls from the U.S. Census Bureau, revisions from other original data...
by Michael Pakko | Feb 1, 2017
Unemployment rates in Arkansas metro areas were generally lower in December than in November. Although the raw not-seasonally adjusted figures show increases in all eight metro areas that include parts of Arkansas, the end of year is typically associated with...
