by - July 20, 2012 9:52 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate dips in June
Arkansas’ June jobless rate fell to 7.2%, reflecting a decline in the size of the workforce and an estimated decline of 1,884 in the number of unemployed. The state’s jobless…
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by - June 27, 2012 6:15 pm
NWA economy sees jobless rate rise in May
An estimated decline of more than 1,000 employed in the Northwest Arkansas during May raised the region’s jobless rate to 5.7%, just ahead of the April rate of 5.3% but…
by - June 27, 2012 6:12 pm
Fort Smith area May jobless rate climbs
Even with an estimated 400 job gain in the region’s troubled manufacturing sector, the jobless rate in the Fort Smith region during May was 7.7%, an increase compared to 7.3%…
by - June 15, 2012 10:24 am
Arkansas jobless rate rises in May
Arkansas’ May jobless rate of 7.3% put an end to a steady rate decline that began in July 2011 when the state’s unemployment figure reached 8.2%. Arkansas was one of…
by - May 30, 2012 12:19 pm
Job picture positive in NWA economy
Northwest Arkansas’ economy appears to be back to full speed, with federal figures released Wednesday indicating the region’s jobless rate fell to 5.3% in April and the workforce size set…
by - May 2, 2012 11:37 am
Number of employed declines in Fort Smith area
The March jobless rate in the Fort Smith metro area fell below February and March 2011 levels, but the size of the regional workforce continues to decline — a sign…
by - May 2, 2012 11:33 am
NWA job market continues to grow
The March jobless rate for the Northwest Arkansas area fell below 6%, with 10,000 more people employed compared to March 2011. According to figures released Wednesday (May 2) by the…
by - April 11, 2012 5:41 pm
NWA job numbers improve in February
The Northwest Arkansas metro jobless rate rose to 6.4% during February, but is below the 6.7% posted in February 2011, but with a sharp increase in the number of employed…
by - April 11, 2012 5:23 pm
Fort Smith area jobless rate reaches 9.1%
There is no good news in the February jobless report for the Fort Smith region, with unemployment during the month rising to 9.1%, up from 8.9% during January and the…
by - March 26, 2012 4:30 pm
Area job numbers up, NWA jobless rate rises
Despite the metro jobless rate jumping to 6.2% during January, the number of employed in Northwest Arkansas rose to 217,133, a high not seen since November 2008, according to recent…
by - March 13, 2012 10:53 am
January sees Arkansas jobless rate fall to 7.6%
Arkansas’ January jobless rate was 7.6%, down from a revised December rate of 7.8%, and below the 8.1% during January 2011. Employment in Arkansas during January was an estimated 1.277…
by - February 29, 2012 12:31 pm
Reports present fuzzy economic picture
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday (Feb. 29) that Arkansas and Mississippi were the only two states to see an increase in their 2011 average annual unemployment rate compared…