The newest reports on employment and unemployment in Arkansas indicate some signs of weakening conditions in the state’s labor markets, but payroll employment continues to
Arkansas officials reported Friday that May’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.2%, following a national trend of standing firm from April. At 3.6%, the overall
Grocery bills are higher and the prices at the gas pump just keep increasing as inflation continues to push up costs. Since these prices are
Deaths outpaced births in Arkansas from 2020 to 2021, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, for a variety of reasons, including the covid-19 pandemic, an
Arkansans will be paying some of the lowest prices for a gallon of gasoline in the country ahead of Memorial Day weekend, though prices are
Recently, Arkansas Sen. John Boozman’s office issued a news release that touched on the struggles for families throughout the state due to the 40-year high
Runaway inflation is driving up your bills on everything from groceries to car prices to rent. But economists are finding these higher cost aren’t decreasing
Motorists can expect to continue paying high gasoline prices through the summer, the state’s leading economic prognosticator said Wednesday. Michael Pakko, the Arkansas Economic Development
Price tags in the grocery store are going up, but the end goal for shoppers remains the same as they adapt their budgets. Compared to
Forecasters are bringing this thought into question among rising interest rates and inflation, but Michael Pakko, an economist out of the University of Arkansas at
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