Arkansas’ job growth has improved slightly, with the state’s unemployment rate staying at 6.2% in November, just under the U.S. jobless rate of 6.7%. Dr.
The CDC’s moratorium temporarily halting evictions during the pandemic expires on December 31, 2020. On Wednesday, a group of protestors stood in front of the
Arkansas’ unemployment rate dropped by a full percentage point in October, from 7.2% to 6.2%. Read the full story on the Arkansas Business website.
At the Little Rock Regional Economic Briefing, local economists, including Dr. Michael Pakko, predicted that the state and the nation likely will not see a
Arkansas economist Michael Pakko projects that Arkansas could see a return to pre-pandemic employment levels by the end of 2022. This number will be influenced
The University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College was awarded a $2.5 million grant from U.S. Economic Development Administration for the first phase of its STEM Park
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) has launched an interactive COVID-19 data dashboard that tracks the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on Arkansas. The
All but two of Arkansas’ metro areas saw increases in unemployment for the month of August. In that same time, unemployment declined in the majority
AEDI recently completed a study of the economic impacts of the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith. In 2019, the university supported an estimated $142.7 million
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
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