Arkansas Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.4 Percent
Arkansas' unemployment rate fell in May to a new record low, 3.4 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from April and seven-tenths of a percentage point from May 2016. read more >
DWS Director Daryl Bassett on Why Land of Opportunity Needs More Workers To Land a Job
Before being named to lead the Department of Workforce Services by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in December 2014, Daryl Bassett served as director of Business & Commercial Services at the Arkansas secretary of state’s office. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Drops to Record 3.7 Percent in February
Arkansas' unemployment rate continued to fall in February to the lowest on record, 3.7 percent. The rate was 3.8 percent in January and 4.1 percent in February 2016. read more >
State Says LM Wind Power Owes Taxes
LM Wind Power Blades Inc. was slapped with a hefty lien by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, which collects unemployment taxes. read more >
Online Recruitment Works If Done Correctly, Experts Say
Automated job-match programs — like Monster, Indeed, Glassdoor, Career Builder, Dice and the state-run Arkansas JobLink — are still useful, but experts say employers have to use them smartly to get the best results. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Rises to 4 Percent
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point, from 3.9 percent in August to 4 percent in September. read more >
Newcomers to Northwest Arkansas Refilling Labor Pool
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services released a report in July that showed Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in June 2016. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported unadjusted unemployment rates of 3.1 percent for northwest Arkansas and 4.2 percent for Arkansas. read more >
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Arkansas Unemployment Unchanged at 3.9 Percent
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9 percent in July, according to a report Friday by the state Department of Workforce Services. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.8 Percent
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained stable at 3.8 percent between May and June, according to a report Friday by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services. read more >
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Davidge Sues Soul of the South Investors
Some debt disputes and lawsuits have made the scene since an ownership change visited a broadcast facility and its media gateway operations in west Little Rock. read more >
Facebook Posts Raise Questions For Employers
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled in December that a woman who was fired for posting “arguably” critical comments about her employer on Facebook could receive unemployment benefits. It’s the latest decision in an escalating legal war between employment and social media. read more >
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Arkansas Unemployment Falls to 5 Percent in November
Arkansas' unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point from 5.1 percent in October to 5 percent in November, according to a report Friday by the state Department of Workforce Services. read more >
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ASU-Searcy Receives Grant for Technology Skills Program
Arkansas State University-Searcy, a technical campus of ASU-Beebe, received a $345,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services for the Multi-Skills Technology program at the Searcy and Heber Springs campuses, and classes at Lonoke High School Carver campus. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Drops to 5.2 Percent; Construction Strong
Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of percentage point, from 5.4 percent in August to 5.2 percent in September. read more >
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ADWS Awards $4M to Community Colleges
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services has awarded Arkansas Community Colleges more than $4 million as part of its Arkansas Sector Partnership initiative. read more >
New Apprenticeship Program to Focus on Advanced IT Skills
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, in partnership with the Arkansas Apprenticeship Coalition, has launched what it says is the state’s first IT apprenticeship program. read more >
by Alexis Crowe -
Arkansas Gets $2.3M Grant for Disaster Relief in 28 Counties
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Arkansas a grant of up to $2.3 million to create temporary jobs for cleanup and recovery in areas affected by floods and storms earlier this year. read more >
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Arkansas Unemployment Mirrors National Trend, Down to 5.4 Percent
A report Friday by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, shows Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point, from 5.6 percent in July to 5.4 percent in August. read more >
by Alexis Crowe -
Arkansas Gets $4M to Fund Apprenticeship Program
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $4 million to Arkansas to help expand apprenticeship programs in certain industries. read more >
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Arkansas Unemployment Decreases to 5.6 Percent in July
Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point, from 5.7 percent in June to 5.6 percent in July, according to labor force data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. read more >
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