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State Tax Revenue Rises 2.9% in October
Gains in corporate income tax and sales tax offset lower individual income tax collections.
The labor force in Arkansas rose by 31,335 between 2023 and 2024, and employment increased by 27,373 during the same period.
Write-in responses to the survey showed that prices and inflation remained consumers’ biggest concern.
While entrepreneurs are launching digital news sites, often backed by philanthropies, they haven’t sprouted at a rate that makes up for the losses.
State Tax Revenue Rises 2.9% in October
Gains in corporate income tax and sales tax offset lower individual income tax collections. read more >
US Inflation Stays Elevated But Prices Rose Less Than Feared Last Month
Consumer prices increased 3% in September from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Friday, the highest since January and up from 2.9% in August. read more >
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Newspapers Closing, News Deserts Growing for Beleaguered News Industry
While entrepreneurs are launching digital news sites, often backed by philanthropies, they haven't sprouted at a rate that makes up for the losses. read more >
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Colleges Are Fighting to Prove Their Return on Investment
Colleges are now trying to prove their value, as confidence in higher education drops due to high tuition, student loans and a tough job market. read more >
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📈 Interactive Data Briefing: Insurance Rate Changes for Small-Group Insurers
For 2026, the median proposed premium increase among 318 small group insurers across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., is 11%. read more >
Uncertainty Over the Economy and Tariffs Forces Many Retailers to be Cautious with Holiday Hiring
Job placement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas forecasts overall holiday hiring for the last three months of the year will likely fall to 2009 levels. read more >
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📈 Interactive Data Briefing: US Power Generation by Fuel Source
Natural gas, solar and wind continued to climb as sources of power generation while coal continued its long decline. read more >
State Tax Revenue Falls 8% in September
Gains in some categories were offset by lower corporate tax collections. read more >
📈 Interactive Data Briefing: Fastest Growing Occupations
The job of wind turbine service technician is projected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to be the fastest-growing occupation in the U.S. from 2023-2033, with a growth rate […] read more >
Skyline Report: NWA Commercial Market ‘Remarkably Healthy’ Despite Vacancy Increases
The report showed that the region had a net negative absorption of 648,360 SF in the first half of the year. read more >
📈 Interactive Data Briefing: Delinquency Rate for Commercial Real Estate Loans
The delinquency rate on commercial real estate loans, excluding farmland, totaled 1.57% in the second quarter of 2025, a slight increase over the 1.42% for the year-ago period. read more >
State Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8% in August
Nonfarm payrolls grew by 4,900 jobs, led by the government, education, and health sectors. read more >
📈 Interactive Data Briefing: Gender Pay Gap Is Narrower Among Young Workers
The U.S. gender pay gap has narrowed slightly over 20 years, the Pew Research Center reports. In 2024, women earned an average of 85% of what men earned, an analysis […] read more >
Arkansas on Pace for Record Medical Marijuana Sales in 2025
Dispensaries in Hot Springs and Sherwood reported the highest sales. read more >
📈 Interactive Data Briefing: Business Formations Rise in July
Projected business formations in the United States for July, adjusted for seasonal variation, were 28,494, an increase of 0.3% compared with June, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Aug. 13. read more >
📈 Interactive Data Briefing: Fayetteville Construction Rises 14% in First Half of 2025
The growth in development was fueled by commercial projects which were up 87% from the first half of last year. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.7% in July
There were 26,100 more nonfarm payroll jobs year-over-year, led by the health, leisure and trade sectors. read more >
📈 Interactive Data Briefing: Stumpage Prices in Arkansas
A “wall of wood” and shrinking markets are keeping Arkansas timber prices at historic lows. Here’s a closer look at the numbers. Source: Timber-Mart South, published by the […] read more >
📈 Interactive Data Briefing: Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.3% (not seasonally adjusted) in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Aug. 1. read more >
State Tax Revenue Rises 5.6% in July
Revenue in the first month of fiscal year 2026 outperformed expectations in corporate and individual income tax collections. read more >
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