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Sep
17
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2020
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.66 per hour in the South to $40.69 in the West during June 2020.
Sep
11
Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Aug
12
Consumer Price Index, South Region – July 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.6 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Arkansas Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,386.5 | 1,309.7 | 1,345.5 | 1,314.2 | 1,305.6 | (p)1,343.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,316.7 | 1,168.8 | 1,216.2 | 1,207.8 | 1,212.6 | (p)1,244.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
69.7 | 140.9 | 129.3 | 106.4 | 93.0 | (p)99.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.0 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 7.1 | (p)7.4 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,272.0 | 1,162.8 | 1,185.1 | 1,211.9 | 1,213.5 | (p)1,228.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -9.0 | -7.1 | -4.8 | -4.7 | (p)-3.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | (p)5.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 | -13.6 | -13.6 | -15.0 | -12.1 | (p)-13.6 |
Construction(3) |
|
54.5 | 52.9 | 53.4 | 52.7 | 52.3 | (p)53.3 |
12-month % change |
|
4.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | (p)1.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
158.8 | 144.2 | 143.6 | 144.5 | 143.3 | (p)143.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -11.3 | -11.6 | -11.0 | -11.3 | (p)-11.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
252.8 | 242.2 | 246.3 | 253.7 | 254.0 | (p)258.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | -4.0 | -2.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | (p)3.0 |
Information(3) |
|
11.0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | (p)10.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.5 | -9.6 | -9.6 | -7.9 | -6.3 | (p)-6.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
62.1 | 61.2 | 61.1 | 60.7 | 60.9 | (p)60.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -2.5 | -2.6 | -3.3 | -3.0 | (p)-3.7 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
147.8 | 137.3 | 138.6 | 141.3 | 141.9 | (p)146.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | -5.4 | -4.3 | -2.6 | -1.9 | (p)0.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
194.4 | 175.0 | 181.4 | 183.1 | 184.4 | (p)185.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | -9.4 | -5.9 | -5.1 | -4.7 | (p)-4.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
115.6 | 77.4 | 90.8 | 100.3 | 102.0 | (p)102.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.5 | -35.6 | -24.2 | -15.7 | -15.6 | (p)-14.5 |
Other Services(3) |
|
58.8 | 53.4 | 54.6 | 56.9 | 57.0 | (p)56.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -10.9 | -8.7 | -4.5 | -4.0 | (p)-4.2 |
Government(3) |
|
210.5 | 203.8 | 199.9 | 203.1 | 202.1 | (p)206.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -3.7 | -5.4 | -3.6 | -4.2 | (p)-2.2 |
|
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