US Industrial Production Rebounded 1.6% in October
by Associated Press – 2 weeks ago
The Fed attributed about half of the October gain to recovery from the effects of Hurricane Ida.
The Fed attributed about half of the October gain to recovery from the effects of Hurricane Ida.
The ratio of unemployed people to job openings has been steadily declining this year, falling below 1.0 in July.
The labor market is continuing to recover, albeit slowly.
Real median household income in Arkansas fell to $50,540 between 2019 and 2020, compared with $55,220 in 2019, a decline of 8.5%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
Unemployment of between 3.3%-4% is also expected. read more >
It's another sign that the job market is rebounding rapidly from last year's coronavirus recession. read more >
This Thanksgiving, I want to recognize the owners and leaders of small- to medium-size businesses whose grit, imagination, focus and tenacity have been fundamental to keeping our economy alive. read more >
The outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.2% of gross domestic product in Arkansas in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. read more >
Newly-empowered workers continue to quit jobs, often for higher pay or better working conditions. read more >
In 2020, 8.6% of Americans, or 28 million, did not have health insurance at any point during the year, according to “Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020,” released by the U.S. Census Bureau in September. read more >
Fueling the spike in prices has been robust consumer demand, which has run into persistent supply shortages. read more >
Supply and demand as a construct is a key model of economic theory, particularly when it comes to pricing goods and services. read more >
The group predicts that sales for the November and December period will grow between 8.5% and 10.5% read more >
Claims continue moving closer to pre-pandemic levels. read more >
The Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker estimated earlier this month that more than 90,000 COVID-19 deaths since June 2021 likely would have been prevented with vaccinations. read more >
Multifamily properties dominate investments in commercial real estate in the United States read more >
An analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Services Survey data on hospital visits shows the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital revenue in the United States, notably big declines in revenue during the pandemic's early days and then big jumps in revenue once Congress approved pandemic relief. read more >
Whether it's someone responsible for frontline reception, wait staff, retail associate (once called clerks) or a general customer service representative, behaviors, conduct, manners and simple etiquette have suffered greatly. read more >
In the first quarter of 2021, the share of net wealth in the United States held by the top 10% rose slightly from the previous quarter to 69.8% read more >
The U.S. agriculture sector received an estimated $35.1 billion in COVID-19-related relief in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. read more >
Millennials were the largest generation in the United States in 2020, at 72.26 million people, eclipsing the baby boomers' 70.68 million. read more >
Arkansas ranks 42nd in the United States in the rate at which it recycles the most commonly used containers and packaging materials, according to a recent report. read more >
With its population surging, northwest Arkansas shows that it's healthy to go into something all together. read more >
Are staffing service industries doing more with less? Or is it doing less with less? read more >
The average price of a home sold in Benton and Washington counties was $306,236, up 16.2% from the first half of 2020 when the price average was $263,461, according to the latest Skyline Report. read more >
Problems with the 2020 census have led some local governments to be dubious about the results. read more >
It has been 20 years since I began writing this “Karrh on Marketing” column for Arkansas Business and plenty of acknowledgement is in order. For me, this overriding emotion is gratitude. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed deaths in Arkansas up 15.8% in 2020 compared with 2019, according to Metroplan, the planning agency for central Arkansas. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic hit job sectors in central Arkansas unevenly, Metroplan, the region's planning area, reports. read more >
From a sales perspective, the pandemic has been good for both Walmart and Amazon. But Amazon, a digital native, was positioned to benefit the most and quickly. read more >
For the first time, student-athletes can cash in in a big way on their athletic abilities. read more >
About 20% of logistics industry professionals worldwide reported that their supply chains were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic last year. read more >
The Little Rock metropolitan statistical area is struggling to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, as some aspects of economic life return to normal while others change for good. read more >
