Tag: Arkansas jobless rate

Arkansas’ jobless rate reaches record low of 3% in March

A more than 5% decline in the number of unemployed helped push Arkansas’ jobless rate to a new record low of 3% in March, and better than the 3.1% in…

Arkansas’ jobless rate at 3.4% in January, up from 3.2% in January 2022

The number of jobless Arkansans rose 6.3% in January while the number of those with jobs rose just 0.88% compared with January 2022, which pushed the state’s jobless rate up…

Arkansas’ December jobless rate was 3.6%, up from 3.3% in December 2021

Arkansas’ December jobless rate of 3.6% was better than the 3.7% in November, but is higher than the 3.3% in December 2021. The labor force participation rate improved, but the…

Arkansas’ November jobless numbers up 12.4%; jobless rate rises to 3.7%

After reaching a recent low of 3.1% in February, Arkansas’ jobless rate moved higher during the year and reached 3.7% in November, which was higher than the 3.3% in November…

Arkansas jobless rate rises to 3.6% in October, jobless numbers up 8% year over year

The number of unemployed in Arkansas has risen for seven straight months and the number with jobs has declined for three consecutive months, pushing the state’s jobless rate to 3.6%…

Slight rise in unemployed pushes Arkansas’ jobless rate up to 3.5% in September

A slight increase in the number of unemployed and fewer jobs compared to August caused Arkansas’ jobless rate to increase from 3.4% in August to 3.5% in September. The September…

Arkansas’ jobless rate ticks higher to 3.4% in August

Arkansas job numbers declined between July and August, pushing the jobless rate from 3.3% to 3.4% in August. The jobless rate was better than the 3.8% in August 2021, and…

Rise in number of jobless pushes Arkansas’ July unemployment rate up to 3.3%

A slower pace of job growth and a 2.5% rise in the number of jobless pushed Arkansas’ unemployment rate up slightly to 3.3% in July from the 3.2% in June….

Arkansas jobless rate holds at 3.2% in May, year-over-year job numbers up 2.7%

Arkansas’ jobless rate remained at 3.2% in May, and better than the 4.4% in May 2021. The state posted year-over-year job gains of 2.7%, with the labor force up 1.45%…

Arkansas year-over-year job numbers up 2.7%; jobless rate ticks up to 3.2% in April

The number of Arkansans with jobs increased by more than 4,500 in April compared with March, but the state’s jobless rate rose from 3.1% to 3.2%. The state added more…

Arkansas jobless rate remains at record low of 3.1% in March report

Arkansas’ jobless rate was unchanged at 3.1% in March despite more than 5,200 job gains since February, and the broad Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector accounted for almost 45% of…

Year-over-year Arkansas job growth up 1.9% in January

Arkansas added more than 24,000 jobs between January 2021 and 2022, and the jobless rate fell to 3.2% in January from 4.9% in January 2021, but growth in the state’s…

Arkansas job numbers up 3.9% in November, three sectors set new records

Three Arkansas job sectors posted record employment in November, with the state’s jobless rate falling to 3.4%, below the 3.7% in November 2020. However, the labor force participation rate continued…

Arkansas’ jobless rate falls to 3.7%, economist says number ‘misleading’

Arkansas’ jobless rate in October was 3.7% down from 4% in September and below 4% for the first time since March 2020 – the month the COVID-19 pandemic began to…

Number of Arkansans employed rose 3.5% in September, jobless rate falls to 4%

The number of employed in Arkansas rose 3.5% in September and the number of unemployed fell almost 32% compared with September 2020. The state’s jobless rate fell to 4%, down…

Arkansas jobless rate dips to 4.2% in August, tourism jobs up almost 8%

With a 3.6% gain in jobs in August compared with August 2020, Arkansas’ jobless rate dipped from 4.3% in July to 4.2% in August, according to Friday’s (Sept. 17) report…

July job numbers dip compared with June, but jobless rate falls to 4.3%

Jobs in Arkansas during July were up 3.8% compared with July 2020, the number of unemployed fell 38% year over year, and the state’s jobless rate fell from 4.4% in…

Job numbers dip but Arkansas’ jobless rate remains at 4.4%

Arkansas’ number of employed and the size of the labor force declined in June compared to May, but the state’s jobless rate remained at 4.4% for the fourth consecutive month….

Arkansas jobless rate remains at 4.4%; tourism sector continues to recover

Arkansas’ tourism industry recorded a year-over-year gain of 20,200 jobs in the May jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The food services segment within the sector posted…

Arkansas’ jobless rate dips to 4.4%, tourism sector continues to post most job losses

Arkansas had 18,549 fewer employed in March compared to March 2020, with 60% of the job losses coming from the state’s hard hit tourism sector, according to Friday’s (April 16)…