State Sees End To Months-Long Decrease In Unemployment

Arkansas’ unemployment rate ended its decreasing trend in the month of August, increasing by .3%. The current unemployment rate in the state is now 7.4%

According to data produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Arkansas’ unemployment rate remains lower than the national rate, which totaled 8.4% in August.

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State Sees End To Months-Long Decrease In Unemployment

Arkansas' unemployment rate ended its decreasing trend in the month of August, increasing by .3%. The current unemployment rate in the state is now 7.4% According to data produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Arkansas' unemployment rate remains lower than the national rate, which totaled 8.4% in August.

Arkansans Wonder What's Next As $600 Pandemic Unemployment Benefit Ends

With a national unemployment rate of over 11 percent, many people, including thousands of Arkansans, are wondering what happens next as the pandemic unemployment benefit of an extra $600 a week runs out and congressional lawmakers have yet to come together on what an extension of those benefits will look like. 

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Arkansans Wonder What's Next As $600 Pandemic Unemployment Benefit Ends

With a national unemployment rate of over 11 percent, many people, including thousands of Arkansans, are wondering what happens next as the pandemic unemployment benefit of an extra $600 a week runs out today and congressional lawmakers have yet to come together on what an extension of those benefits will look like.