Arkansas
Arkansas’ jobless rate remains steady for June, year-over-year numbers up
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – June was a gradual month for the Pure State when it got here to the job market.
In keeping with content material associate Discuss Enterprise and Politics, Arkansas’ estimated year-over-year jobs have been up 2.75% for the month. Nonetheless, with a slower fee of development within the labor power, the June jobless fee remained at 3.2%.
The variety of employed in Arkansas throughout June was an estimated 1,311,322, which was 2.75% greater than June 2021.
TBP stated Arkansas’ labor power for June was up by 1.66% from final 12 months at 1,354,780. It was additionally greater than the 1,352,042 in Could. The state’s labor power participation fee was 57% in June.
When it got here to Arkansans with out jobs, there have been solely 43,458, which was beneath the 56,376 in June 2021. The largest year-over-year sector positive factors have been in Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities (11,500 extra jobs), manufacturing (up 6,500 jobs), and Leisure & Hospitality (5,000 jobs).
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