Welcome to"Discover Arkansas"Your source for Labor Market Information for the State of Arkansas.
Arkansas Labor MarketInformationState Capital: Little Rock
Unemployment Rate (March 2009)
6.5%
Civilian Labor Force (March 2009)
1,360,000
Civilian Employment (March 2009)
1,271,100
Average Covered Employment (2008 3nd Qtr)
1,139,924
Average Weekly Earnings (Private/2008 3nd Qtr)
$641
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (March 2009)
Occupational Employment & Wages (OES Survey)
Employment Projections (2006-2016 % Growth)
15.1%
Income (Per Capita Personal Income/2008)
$31,266
Population (2008)
2,855,390
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U/Mar 2009)
212.7
K-12 in ArkansasState Colleges and Universities Technical Institutes Private Post-sec Career Schools Apprenticeship Programs Adult Education Programs Literacy Councils
All data displayed on this web site has been approved for public release. Some files require downloading free Adobe Reader, Word Viewer, or Excel Viewer. Banner Photographs are compliments of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
The Department of Workforce Services is the states primary supplier of labor market information. For a listing of this information, reference the links below. LMI PublicationsLabor Market Information Library
Arkansas' Jobless Rate Increases to 6.5 Percent in March 2009.4/17/2009Press Release (Word Format) (PDF Format) (2009 Dates)
Unemployment Rates for Minority and Youth
2008 Arkansas Labor Market and Economic Report9/30/2008 (pdf) (non-pdf format)
Federal Minimum Wage increased to $6.55 per hour on July 24, 2008.
Arkansas Profile of Older Workers (pdf)released by the U.S. Census Bureau.11/27/2007 (non-pdf format)
Real-Life Arkansas "Lifestyle Budget Calculator" web site
Improved Find Employers search tool
Career Interests Information tool available
Business Employment Dynamics (BED)
Experimental All Employee Payroll (AEP)
Local Employment Dynamics (LED) for AR
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