State’s Jobless Rate Surges To 10.2%

Unemployment in Arkansas shot up to 10.2% in April, ballooning to double-digits for the first time in more than 35 years. The jobless rate doubled from 5% in March, state officials announced Friday. All 11 economic sectors suffered job losses as the coronavirus pandemic led to the shuttering of businesses in April. Nonfarm payroll employment […]