Arkansas’ April unemployment rate leaped to 10.2%, according to statistics released by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services based off data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A month ago, Arkansas’ jobless rate had risen to 4.8%, but today’s release revised March unemployment to 5.0% as new data filled in previous gaps.
In February – before the COVID-19 pandemic truly hit the state’s borders – Arkansas had its lowest jobless rate in decades at 3.5%.
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