Economy at a Glance

Arkansas

Arkansas
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2011

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 1,349.8 1,347.8 1,351.5 1,358.2 1,364.9 (P) 1,368.0

Employment (1)

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 1,239.0 1,235.8 1,239.0 1,246.5 1,256.4 (P) 1,262.7

Unemployment (1)

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 110.8 112.0 112.4 111.8 108.5 (P) 105.3

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.2 7.9 (P) 7.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 1,173.8 1,171.5 1,169.4 1,170.6 1,176.1 (P) 1,175.6

12-month % change
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 0.6 0.5 0.9 -0.1 0.5 (P) 0.7

Mining and Logging (3)

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 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.7 (P) 10.9

12-month % change
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 2.9 1.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 (P) 1.9

Construction (3)

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 48.6 46.8 48.4 48.2 47.7 (P) 47.6

12-month % change
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 -0.8 -3.5 1.5 0.6 0.8 (P) 0.6

Manufacturing (3)

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 155.6 155.9 155.1 153.7 154.8 (P) 155.0

12-month % change
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 -3.5 -3.0 -2.9 -3.9 -3.1 (P) -2.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 236.0 235.7 234.0 232.5 233.3 (P) 235.2

12-month % change
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 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1.1 -1.0 (P) 0.1

Information (3)

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 15.9 15.8 15.7 15.5 15.5 (P) 15.3

12-month % change
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 3.9 3.9 3.3 0.6 0.0 (P) -1.3

Financial Activities (3)

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 49.7 49.4 50.0 50.3 50.6 (P) 50.2

12-month % change
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 2.5 1.9 3.5 2.2 3.5 (P) 2.4

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 122.1 120.3 119.9 120.4 121.6 (P) 120.8

12-month % change
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 3.2 1.3 1.0 -0.2 1.7 (P) 0.1

Education & Health Services (3)

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 167.9 167.4 168.1 168.6 170.6 (P) 170.8

12-month % change
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 1.6 0.7 1.3 0.7 2.0 (P) 2.1

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 106.1 104.8 103.2 105.1 105.9 (P) 105.4

12-month % change
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 7.3 5.4 3.2 0.6 1.6 (P) 1.5

Other Services (3)

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 44.8 45.0 45.1 45.5 45.7 (P) 45.0

12-month % change
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 4.2 4.7 4.6 1.1 0.0 (P) 4.2

Government (3)

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 216.3 219.7 219.1 220.0 219.7 (P) 219.4

12-month % change
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 -2.2 0.5 1.6 1.8 1.7 (P) 1.5

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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 17 10 9 18 19 24

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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 1,607 909 825 2,520 1,843 2,759

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 07, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Arkansas includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

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