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Mar
20
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2019
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.48 per hour in the South to $39.37 in the West during December 2019.
Mar
11
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Feb
13
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Arkansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)1,363.3 | (r)1,364.2 | (r)1,364.3 | (r)1,364.3 | 1,366.3 | (p)1,367.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)1,314.8 | (r)1,315.9 | (r)1,316.1 | (r)1,316.1 | 1,318.2 | (p)1,319.5 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)48.5 | (r)48.3 | (r)48.2 | (r)48.2 | 48.1 | (p)47.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)3.6 | (r)3.5 | (r)3.5 | (r)3.5 | 3.5 | (p)3.5 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,273.0 | 1,277.6 | 1,277.9 | 1,281.8 | 1,281.4 | (p)1,278.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | (p)-0.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | (p)5.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | (p)-1.7 |
Construction(3) |
|
52.4 | 52.9 | 52.6 | 52.1 | 53.4 | (p)53.5 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | (p)2.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
161.2 | 162.8 | 162.1 | 161.9 | 160.5 | (p)160.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.5 | (p)-1.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
251.2 | 252.7 | 253.5 | 254.7 | 254.7 | (p)253.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | (p)0.2 |
Information(3) |
|
11.2 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | (p)11.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -3.5 | (p)-2.7 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
62.9 | 62.6 | 62.1 | 61.7 | 61.8 | (p)61.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -0.8 | (p)-0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
144.5 | 145.5 | 145.9 | 148.0 | 145.9 | (p)147.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.3 | (p)0.5 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
193.4 | 193.9 | 194.5 | 196.4 | 197.0 | (p)197.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | (p)1.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
120.3 | 119.4 | 119.4 | 120.0 | 120.1 | (p)117.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | (p)-1.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
59.3 | 60.1 | 60.3 | 60.1 | 60.5 | (p)60.5 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | (p)1.5 |
Government(3) |
|
210.7 | 210.6 | 210.5 | 210.1 | 210.8 | (p)210.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -0.7 | (p)-0.7 |
|
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