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1/23/2017 |
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Arkansas' jobless rate falls below 4% again, enters 2017 just off all-time low |
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By Wesley Brown
TBP
Unemployment in Arkansas at the end of 2016 fell below the 4% level again in December, tumbling one percentage point for the month as retailers across the state hired temporary and part-time help to get through the holiday shopping season.
Labor force data, produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and released Friday (Jan. 20) by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, shows Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December at 3.9%, down from 4% in November and well below the year ago level of 4.7%.
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