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4/24/2017

Arkansas' jobless rate at 3.6% in March, sets another record low

By TBP Staff
TBP

A reduction in the state's available labor pool and a year over year gain of more than 2,000 jobs helped push Arkansas' March jobless rate to a new record low of 3.6%.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics data published Friday (April 21) show the March jobless rate in Arkansas was 3.6%, down from 3.7% in January and better than the 4.1% in March 2016.  The US jobless rate in March was 4.5%.

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