Arkansas unemployment rate stable at 3.6% in January

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Data from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the Arkansas unemployment rate has remained stable in January.

According to the agency, the state’s unemployment rate remained at 3.6% from December 2024 to January.

State officials said 1,956 additional Arkansans were employed in January, marking the 36th consecutive month of record high employment.

The report said that nonfarm payroll jobs decreased by 16,500. Officials said the declines were seasonal, citing drops in trade-transportation-utilities, government and leisure and hospitality.

The largest gains were in private education and health services, according to the report.

For more information on unemployment rates in Arkansas, head to DWS.Arkansas.gov.



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