Arkansas's unemployment rate declines to 3.5% in March, with employment gains in several sectors.

Arkansas's unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in March, down from 3.6% in February, according to the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. This mirrors a national decrease from 3.9% to 3.8%. Arkansas saw employment gains in leisure and hospitality, trade-transportation-utilities, manufacturing, and professional and business services, with a total of 15,400 more jobs than the previous year.

April 19, 2024
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