Welcome to"Discover Arkansas"Your source for Labor Market Information for the State of Arkansas.
Arkansas Labor MarketInformationState Capital: Little Rock
Unemployment Rate (July 2009)
7.4%
Civilian Labor Force (July 2009)
1,361,900
Civilian Employment (July 2009)
1,261,000
Average Covered Employment (2008 4th Qtr)
1,151,280
Average Weekly Earnings (2008 4th Qtr)
$696
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (July 2009)
1,166,700
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/July 2009)
215.4
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' Unemployment Rate Reaches 7.4 Percent in July.8/21/2009Press Release (Word Format) (pdf) (2009 Dates)
Unemployment Rates for Minority and Youth
Health Care Occupations (Draft) identified for Arkansas
Green Occupations and Industries (Draft) identified for Arkansas
Federal Minimum Wage increased to $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.
2008 Arkansas Labor Market and Economic Report9/30/2008 (pdf) (non-pdf format)
Real-Life Arkansas "Lifestyle Budget Calculator" web site
Business Employment Dynamics (BED)
Experimental All Employee Payroll (AEP)
Local Employment Dynamics (LED) for AR
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