Arkansas Economist Sees Low Unemployment, Less Spending Ahead
Unemployment of between 3.3%-4% is also expected. read more >
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Sarah Campbell joined Arkansas Business in 2016. She graduated in 2011 from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro with a bachelor's degree in journalism and interned for the Jonesboro Sun. She then worked as a general assignment reporter and copyeditor for the Leader newspaper in Jacksonville. Sarah is from Gravel Ridge, which was annexed into Sherwood in 2008. She writes a monthly technology column and news for both the online and print editions.
Unemployment of between 3.3%-4% is also expected. read more >
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