ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.3% in June as nonfarm payrolls grew at the fastest rate in the nation, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services reported Tuesday.
Month-over-month, Arkansas’ total job numbers grew by 0.6%, topping national rankings for the second time this year. The state added 5,000 jobs in June for a total of more than 1.381 million.
“The Arkansas economy continues to hit on all cylinders,” Hugh McDonald, Arkansas commerce secretary, said in a statement. “With more Arkansans working than ever before, companies across a wide range of industries have the confidence to invest and grow in The Natural State,” said Hugh McDonald, Secretary of Commerce.
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