State Jobless Rate Ticked Up to 3.3% in July
Seasonal losses in government educational services more than offset gains in other sectors. read more >
Seasonal losses in government educational services more than offset gains in other sectors. read more >
Arkansas' nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 35,500 in April to nearly 1.32 million, a record high. read more >
‘Dinosaur thinking’ ditched as employers confront the post-pandemic workplace. read more >
It’s more important than ever to cultivate a strong pipeline of prospective employees — perhaps as important as tending to that pipeline of business. read more >
Educators and others in the state are collaborating to fill the talent gap accompanying the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals. read more >
The state of Arkansas provides $13 million to two Arkansas colleges to meet job training needs. read more >
The U.S. jobless rate also declined, to 3.9% in December. read more >
Nine major industry sectors reported growth. read more >
The professional and business services sector grew the most, adding 10,000 jobs. read more >
Nine major industry sectors including manufacturing and hospitality reported growth. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3% from June to July, according to a report released Friday by the state Division of Workforce Services. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged for the third month in a row, at 4.4% from May to June. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs into law legislation that forgives taxes on unemployment benefits paid to Arkansans in 2020 and 2021. read more >
The Arkansas General Assembly is expected to pass legislation to forgive taxes on unemployment benefits paid to Arkansans in 2020 and 2021, in part because unemployment scams ran rampant. read more >
Arkansas officials confirmed last week that the state filed an insurance claim in a May 15 website security lapse that exposed sensitive data on 30,000 Arkansans seeking pandemic unemployment benefits. read more >
Gov. Hutchinson puzzled techies and Luddites alike by making a federal case out of what seemed to be a good Samaritan’s report that the Arkansas Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website was inadvertently revealing applicants’ Social Security and banking numbers. read more >
Arkansas has been awarded a $2 million, four-year U.S. Department of Labor grant to provide more information technology training throughout the state. read more >
I had always considered a layoff to be a temporary response to a decrease in demand for a particular company’s goods or services — exactly what an area company in question called a furlough. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate rose one and three-tenths of a percentage point to 4.8% last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. read more >
Arkansas’ unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5% last month, according to a report Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. read more >
