Arkansas
Arkansas
Data Series |
Back Data |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Apr 2009 |
May 2009 |
June 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
1,369.9 |
1,377.1 |
1,359.6 |
1,359.0 |
1,359.9 |
1,367.1 |
Employment |
|
1,282.0 |
1,288.9 |
1,271.0 |
1,270.2 |
1,264.9 |
1,268.3 |
Unemployment |
|
87.9 |
88.2 |
88.7 |
88.7 |
95.0 |
98.8 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
1,188.2 |
1,185.9 |
1,178.6 |
1,179.2 |
1,173.7 |
1,177.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 |
-1.8 |
-2.3 |
-2.1 |
-2.6 |
-2.2 |
Mining and Logging |
|
11.0 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
12-month % change |
|
6.8 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
Construction |
|
56.1 |
56.6 |
55.3 |
53.2 |
52.1 |
54.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.9 |
-1.1 |
-4.8 |
-6.6 |
-2.9 |
Manufacturing |
|
173.2 |
170.3 |
166.9 |
167.0 |
163.6 |
162.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.8 |
-8.1 |
-9.7 |
-9.4 |
-11.0 |
-11.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
239.3 |
238.6 |
237.9 |
236.0 |
236.8 |
236.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.2 |
-4.6 |
-4.6 |
-5.2 |
-4.7 |
-4.6 |
Information |
|
17.7 |
17.6 |
17.4 |
17.1 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.9 |
-6.9 |
-7.9 |
-10.5 |
-9.1 |
-8.6 |
Financial Activities |
|
50.0 |
50.1 |
49.9 |
49.8 |
50.1 |
49.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.7 |
-5.5 |
-5.8 |
-5.3 |
-4.9 |
-5.7 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
116.3 |
116.4 |
114.0 |
115.9 |
115.1 |
110.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 |
-1.5 |
-2.6 |
-1.2 |
-2.3 |
-5.4 |
Education & Health Services |
|
161.0 |
161.6 |
161.7 |
162.5 |
164.3 |
168.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
102.7 |
101.9 |
102.1 |
103.4 |
101.5 |
101.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
Other Services |
|
45.3 |
45.4 |
44.9 |
44.7 |
43.7 |
44.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-1.8 |
-2.4 |
-4.4 |
-3.1 |
Government |
|
215.6 |
216.2 |
217.2 |
218.1 |
217.9 |
220.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
13 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
18 |
8 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
1,462 |
1,156 |
806 |
1,057 |
2,319 |
583 |
Data extracted on:
August 13, 2009
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
Arkansas includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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