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Arkansas unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point, from 4.5% in February to 4.4% in March, the state Division of Workforce Services said Friday.
The report said Arkansas civilian labor force decreased by 3,789, with 2,382 fewer employed and 1,407 fewer unemployed Arkansans.
At the same time, the U.S. jobless rate declined two-tenths of a percentage point, from 6.2% in February to 6.0% in March. Arkansas unemployment rate continues to decline, down to 4.4% in March, BLS Program Operations Manager Susan Price said in a news release. Unemployment is now half a percentage point higher than in March 2020, when Arkansas pre-pandemic unemployment rate was at 3.9 percent.
Marion County s unemployment rate is 1 percentage point higher than one year ago. While the county workforce increased by 585 jobs in one year, the number of employed decreased by 770, according to state data.
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On today s show, we hear about the latest findings in the 2021 Rural Profile of Arkansas Report from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Plus, we speak with attorneys from Legal Aid of Arkansas about the lawsuit the organization filed against the Division of Workforce Services as problems with the state s unemployment benefits system persist. And, we head to the Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theatre as dancers get ready for their first live performance since the start of the pandemic.