Arkansas

Arkansas
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Labor Force Data

 

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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1,372.5 1,383.9 1,374.4 1,373.5 1,373.4 (P) 1,379.7

Employment (1)

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1,308.1 1,312.8 1,305.5 1,311.4 1,307.9 (P) 1,311.6

Unemployment (1)

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64.4 71.1 68.9 62.1 65.5 (P) 68.1

Unemployment Rate (2)

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4.7 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.8 (P) 4.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

 

Total Nonfarm (3)

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1,207.3 1,207.1 1,207.1 1,203.3 1,204.6 (P) 1,205.4

12-month % change

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0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 (P) 0.1

Natural Resources and Mining (3)

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10.5 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.2 (P) 10.2

12-month % change

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14.1 12.0 8.6 4.2 5.2 (P) 5.2

Construction (3)

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55.4 55.2 55.2 55.3 55.6 (P) 55.9

12-month % change

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-2.5 -2.1 -2.1 -1.3 -1.1 (P) -0.2

Manufacturing (3)

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183.8 183.2 182.4 182.0 181.8 (P) 181.9

12-month % change

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-3.7 -3.8 -3.3 -3.6 -3.3 (P) -2.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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249.2 249.1 249.7 249.3 249.8 (P) 249.6

12-month % change

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-0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 (P) 0.0

Information (3)

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19.9 20.1 19.7 19.9 19.9 (P) 19.9

12-month % change

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0.5 2.0 -0.5 0.5 0.5 (P) 0.0

Financial Activities (3)

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53.7 53.9 53.9 53.7 53.9 (P) 53.8

12-month % change

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0.8 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.7 (P) 0.7

Professional & Business Services (3)

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118.6 118.9 119.1 118.8 118.6 (P) 119.0

12-month % change

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1.9 1.9 2.1 2.8 1.1 (P) 1.4

Education & Health Services (3)

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156.9 157.1 157.7 157.4 158.2 (P) 158.3

12-month % change

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2.2 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 (P) 2.3

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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100.9 100.7 101.2 101.0 100.8 (P) 100.9

12-month % change

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2.1 1.8 2.1 1.4 0.7 (P) 1.0

Other Services (3)

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45.7 45.8 45.7 45.7 45.7 (P) 45.6

12-month % change

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0.9 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.1 (P) 0.9

Government (3)

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212.7 212.8 212.4 210.2 210.1 (P) 210.3

12-month % change

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1.3 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.2 (P) -0.4

Mass layoffs

 

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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3 7 6 13 8 3

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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330 648 414 1,606 613 359

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: October 31, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Arkansas includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

 

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