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...
by Michael Pakko | Jun 1, 2017
Unemployment rates in Arkansas metro area continued their downward trend in April. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday that unemployment rates were lower than a year earlier in 322 of the nation’s 388 metropolitan areas. Seven of Arkansas’...