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Employment in Arkansas improved for the sixth consecutive month in March and the state's monthly unemployment rate fell to an all-time low of 3%, state officials said Friday.
Arkansas workers for private companies who didn’t change jobs last year saw their pay increase 6.2% on average compared to March of last year, but their gains slowed when compared to last month, according to a recent report from ADP Research Institute.
Arkansas workers for private companies who didn't change jobs last year saw their pay increase 6.2% on average compared with March of last year but their gains slowed when compared with last month, according to a recent report from ADP Research Institute.
Unemployment in Arkansas dropped in February to 3.2%, besting the national rate and inching toward record lows set a year ago. The state's joblessness rate was down from 3.4% in January, state officials reported Friday.
Unemployment in Arkansas remained unchanged from December to January, the state Division of Workforce Services reported Monday, with the state's joblessness rate holding steady at 3.4%. U.S. unemployment was level with Arkansas in January though the national rate declined from 3.5% in December.