Arkansas unemployment rate stable at 3.6% in January
According to the agency, the state's unemployment rate remained at 3.6% from December 2024 to January.
Entergy, Port of Little Rock announce 'shovel ready' 875-acre industrial megasite
State officials said 1,956 additional Arkansans were employed in January, marking the 36th consecutive month of record high employment.
The report said that nonfarm payroll jobs decreased by 16,500. Officials said the declines were seasonal, citing drops in trade-transportation-utilities, government and leisure and hospitality.
European production company announces move into the Port of Little Rock, 500 jobs, $100 million investment
The largest gains were in private education and health services, according to the report.
For more information on unemployment rates in Arkansas, head to DWS.Arkansas.gov.
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