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- WYOMING | ArkansasArkansasData SeriesBack  DataNov 2023Dec 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Mar 2024Apr 2024
Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)
(r)1,384.5(r)1,384.81,385.41,385.11,385.6(p)1,388.4
Employment(1)
(r)1,333.4(r)1,334.01,334.61,335.61,337.3(p)1,340.9
Unemployment(1)
(r)51.1(r)50.750.849.548.3(p)47.5
Unemployment Rate(2)
(r)3.7(r)3.73.73.63.5(p)3.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)
1,352.91,355.21,359.31,360.71,367.0(p)1,372.1
12-month % change
0.81.01.01.11.4(p)1.8
Mining and Logging(3)
5.15.25.25.35.3(p)5.3
12-month % change
-1.90.00.01.90.0(p)0.0
Construction(3)
65.166.167.568.068.0(p)68.2
12-month % change
7.89.310.310.69.9(p)9.1
Manufacturing(3)
160.4159.9159.9159.3160.7(p)160.9
12-month % change
-1.8-2.0-2.2-2.4-1.4(p)-1.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)
267.9268.2268.6267.6268.5(p)270.6
12-month % change
0.40.60.60.10.4(p)1.3
Information(3)
12.812.812.612.412.6(p)12.6
12-month % change
-2.3-1.5-3.1-4.6-3.1(p)-3.1
Financial Activities(3)
70.370.970.871.271.2(p)71.5
12-month % change
-0.30.70.61.31.4(p)2.0
Professional & Business Services(3)
155.3155.0156.8156.6157.9(p)158.0
12-month % change
-1.1-1.0-0.4-0.20.2(p)0.2
Education & Health Services(3)
209.3211.1211.7212.6212.8(p)213.9
12-month % change
3.03.63.63.73.5(p)3.8
Leisure & Hospitality(3)
127.3126.6127.3128.1130.2(p)130.6
12-month % change
1.60.40.20.92.1(p)3.1
Other Services(3)
67.567.867.067.567.3(p)67.9
12-month % change
0.00.7-0.40.40.1(p)1.0
Government(3)
211.9211.6211.9212.1212.5(p)212.6
12-month % change
1.31.31.31.21.2(p)1.3
Footnotes(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.(p) Preliminary(r) Revised

**Data extracted on:**		May 17, 2024	

**Source:**U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics**Note:** More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.  
Arkansas includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 
- Fort Smith, AR-OK 
- Hot Springs, AR 
- Jonesboro, AR 
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR 
- Pine Bluff, AR 
- Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 

 
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