Arkansas Business asked industry leaders to share their expectations for 2021, both before and after the coronavirus vaccine is widely available. Here’s what they said. Michael
The unemployment rate in Arkansas dropped by a full percentage point in October, from 7.2% in September to 6.2% last month. “The decline in October
Economists predicted Thursday that it likely will be the end of 2022 before the state and the nation experience a full economic recovery from the
Arkansas economist Michael Pakko told Arkansas Business on Friday that the state could see a return to pre-pandemic employment figures by the end of 2022
The U.S. Economic Development Administration on Friday awarded a $2.5 million grant to the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College of North Little Rock to launch
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has developed an interactive COVID-19 data dashboard that tracks the
The unemployment rate in Arkansas moved up slightly in August, to 7.4%, as it did in six of the state’s eight metro areas. Only Fort
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith is a substantial academic and economic powerhouse in its region, supporting an estimated $142.7 million economic impact to Sebastian
Increase to 7.4% comes as surprise. Arkansas’ unemployment rate rose to 7.4% in August, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a rise
Seven of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas posted jobless rate declines in July compared to June, as the jobs picture in
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