Arkansas Jobless Rate Falls to 4% as Employment Hits Record 1.399 Million
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Updated · KVOM · Aug 24
Arkansas Jobless Rate Falls to 4% as Employment Hits Record 1.399 Million
3 articles · Updated · KVOM · Aug 24
Summary
Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate slipped to 4% in July from 4.1% in June, extending a three-month decline and staying below the 4.1% national rate.
1,135 more Arkansans were employed during the month, lifting total employment to about 1.399 million, while 972 fewer residents were actively seeking work and the labor force edged up by 163.
16,500 nonfarm payroll jobs disappeared from June, a drop the Commerce Department tied largely to normal summer school-related seasonality; government lost 11,300 jobs, with leisure and hospitality down 1,800.
Compared with July 2025, the state still had 22,895 more employed residents, 23,026 more labor-force participants and about 9,300 more nonfarm payroll jobs, pointing to a stronger year-over-year labor market.