U.S. employers post a record job openings for the second consecutive month — more affirmation that the labor market is bouncing back from last year's coronavirus recession.
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.
Are staffing service industries doing more with less? Or is it doing less with less?
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 >
With its population surging, northwest Arkansas shows that it's healthy to go into something all together. read more >
U.S. hiring slowed to 235,000 jobs in August after two strong months as delta variant poses threat. read more >
The economy keeps operating at a healthy pace, but supply delays and shortages of workers are limiting growth in the region, according to a monthly survey of business leaders. read more >
Growth in U.S. manufacturing accelerated in August despite the fact that companies were still struggling with supply chain problems. 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 >
U.S. home prices jumped by a record amount in June as homebuyers competed for a limited supply of available houses, the latest evidence that the housing market remains red-hot. read more >
U.S. consumer confidence fell in August to the lowest level since February amid rising concerns about the rapidly spreading delta variant of the coronavirus and worries about higher inflation. 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 number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks even though the economy and job market have been recovering briskly from the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
The U.S. economy grew at a robust 6.6% annual rate last quarter, slightly faster than previously estimated, the government says in a report that points to a sustained consumer-led rebound from the pandemic recession. read more >
Sales of new homes rose a modest 1% in July after a string of declines as new home prices soar to record levels. read more >
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose for the second consecutive month in July, though only modestly from a year ago, suggesting the red-hot housing market may be cooling a little. 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 >
Manufacturers in Arkansas account for 15% of the total output in the state and employ 12% of the workforce, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. read more >
It's only now, with hospitalizations at a pandemic high and deaths back on the rise, that we've seen Arkansas' vaccination pace begin to quicken. read more >
In 2020, life expectancy at birth for the total U.S. population was 77.3 years, a drop of 1.5 years from 78.8 in 2019, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. read more >
The tools will change but not our mission of providing meaningful content that our business audience can't get anywhere else. read more >
Effective communication designed to encourage consumers to make the desired decision is based on not telling them what you want but showing them how to get what they want. read more >
The best thing about being a journalist is being paid to learn stuff, and the best thing about working on Arkansas Business has been learning about so many different industries, each with its own nuances. read more >
It's all too easy to rely upon good intentions, to-do lists or our memory in an attempt to be timely. read more >
Foreign investors owned about 40% of U.S. corporate equity in 2019. read more >
Real gross domestic product rose in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2021. read more >
