by - September 25, 2018 2:59 pm
Personal income growth in Arkansas accelerated ahead of most of the nation in the second quarter as oversized earnings from the Natural State’s volatile farming sector boosted contributions to the…
by - March 22, 2018 2:02 pm
Arkansas ended 2017 with personal income growth of 3.2%, ranking the state 16th among all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Farming and healthcare services were the largest contributors…
by - December 21, 2017 9:16 am
Although Arkansas saw robust economic expansion and record low unemployment in the first half and third quarter of 2017, personal income growth across the state lagged behind the rest of…
by - September 26, 2017 5:22 pm
Personal income growth in Arkansas came in just below the national average in the second quarter of 2017 as the U.S. farming economy remains stuck in a prolonged downturn due…
by - September 28, 2016 3:32 pm
Second quarter personal income in Arkansas grew at a rate slightly better than the rest of the nation as total compensation for workers and households remains at nearly the same…
by - March 21, 2016 7:01 pm
Revised federal data show that Benton County’s per capita personal income in 2014 was 149.3% of the national average, and only seven other counties in a 12–state southeast U.S. region…
by - December 4, 2014 5:38 pm
Financial security among Americans is another indicator of a stronger economy, but the degree of relief and its sustainability is uncertain. Bankrate’s Financial Security Index rose again in October for…
by - June 24, 2014 7:43 pm
Personal income fell 0.2% in the first quarter as earnings for Arkansas workers failed to keep pace with inflation and Arkansas farms lost more than $1 billion, according to estimates…
by - March 25, 2014 6:06 pm
Combined personal incomes in Arkansas during 2013 grew 2.2%, below the 2.6% U.S. average, with the state’s per capita average of $36,086 pushing the state’s national ranking from 45 in…
by - September 30, 2013 2:30 pm
The value of personal incomes in Arkansas was $106.347 billion in the second quarter of 2013, up 2.1% compared to the second quarter but below the 2.69% year-over-year increase in…
by - March 30, 2012 2:39 pm
Arkansas’ February jobless rate was 7.6%, with more employed and fewer unemployed compared to January during which the jobless rate was also 7.6%. The February rate was down compared to…
