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News Releases:
Jan
13
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region was unchanged in December.

Jan
13
Arkansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2025

Arkansas had 73,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 70,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Dec
18
Consumer Price Index, South Region — November 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 2.2 percent for the 12 months ending November.

Arkansas Economy at a Glance:
Arkansas
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,423.8 1,424.7 1,427.2 1,430.6 (2)- (p)1,439.3

Employment(1)

 1,371.1 1,371.7 1,373.3 1,374.9 (2)- (p)1,379.9

Unemployment(1)

 52.7 53.1 53.9 55.8 (2)- (p)59.4

Unemployment Rate(3)

 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9 (2)- (p)4.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,379.2 1,383.3 1,385.4 1,389.6 1,391.9 (p)1,392.8

12-month % change

 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.5 (p)1.3

Mining and Logging(4)

 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 (p)5.2

12-month % change

 -1.9 -3.8 -1.9 0.0 0.0 (p)2.0

Construction(4)

 63.8 65.2 65.1 64.8 64.9 (p)65.3

12-month % change

 -4.9 -2.7 -3.6 -3.4 -3.6 (p)-3.1

Manufacturing(4)

 164.2 164.6 164.9 165.2 165.8 (p)165.3

12-month % change

 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.7 2.2 (p)1.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 272.8 272.5 274.3 275.3 275.2 (p)275.1

12-month % change

 1.3 1.1 1.6 2.0 1.4 (p)1.8

Information(4)

 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6 (p)11.7

12-month % change

 -3.3 -3.3 -3.3 -3.3 -4.9 (p)-2.5

Financial Activities(4)

 69.9 70.1 69.6 69.9 70.0 (p)70.1

12-month % change

 0.4 0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.1 (p)-0.4

Professional & Business Services(4)

 160.3 161.5 161.6 163.1 163.9 (p)164.2

12-month % change

 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.2 (p)2.1

Education & Health Services(4)

 222.1 222.7 222.6 222.5 222.8 (p)222.7

12-month % change

 4.8 4.8 4.1 4.2 3.1 (p)2.3

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 131.7 132.1 132.2 133.4 135.1 (p)136.0

12-month % change

 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.2 4.6 (p)4.8

Other Services(4)

 64.9 65.0 65.4 65.7 65.4 (p)65.3

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.3 (p)-1.2

Government(4)

 212.5 212.7 212.8 212.8 212.1 (p)211.9

12-month % change

 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 (p)-0.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Sep 2025
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 Economic Summary Jan 2026
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arkansas — 2024 Unemployment News Release Feb 2025
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