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State’s unemployment down to 2.7%

July 7, 2023

Arkansas continued to see record employment levels in May, posting job gains for the eighth-straight month that helped lower the state’s unemployment rate to 2.7%,

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Arkansas ends fiscal year with a $1.161 billion tax surplus

July 7, 2023

Arkansas ended the fiscal year with a $1.161 billion tax revenue surplus driven in part by a more than 8% growth in sales tax collections.

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State’s jobless rate falls to 3.2% in February while U.S. tally rises

March 31, 2023

Unemployment in Arkansas dropped in February to 3.2%, besting the national rate and inching toward record lows set a year ago. The state’s joblessness rate

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County Population Estimates – July 1, 2022

March 30, 2023

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2022 population estimates released today, 37 of the 75 counties in Arkansas gained population from July 1, 2021

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Arkansas unemployment rate drops to 3.6%

January 27, 2023

As the year closed, there were more Arkansans with jobs than in 2021 and the state’s labor force participation rate was up three-tenths of percentage

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November jobless rate inches to 3.7%

December 20, 2022

Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked upward in November, increasing one-tenth of a percent to 3.7% from 3.6% in October, according to the Arkansas Division

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State panel greenlights American Rescue Plan funds for 14 broadband projects

December 20, 2022

The Arkansas Department of Commerce on Friday won the Legislative Council’s approval to use $93.8 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds for 14 grants

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Arkansas’ number of full-time state employees up 108 in fiscal 2022

November 30, 2022

The number of full-time state employees increased by 108 last fiscal year to slightly more than 57,000 as their ranks grew at the state’s higher

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Experts warn of interest rates when applying for credit cards

November 4, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact across the world, and it affected people in many different aspects of their lives, including their budgets. Financial Advisor,

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Michael Pakko on Arkansas Employment Data – September 2022

November 4, 2022

Arkansas’ unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 3.5% in September while the U.S. unemployment rate declined .2 percentage points to 3.5.  Since the

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