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DHS providing furloughed FEMA staff with unemployment resources amid shutdown

Monday, March 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is encouraging Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees who are furloughed due to the partial government shutdown to apply for unemployment, according to internal documents reviewed by ABC News.The shutdown directly affects the Transportation Security Agency... Read More.

Arkansas Unemployment Rises to 4.1 Percent as Labor Force Grows and Payroll Jobs Decline

Wednesday, January 7 by Luke Matheson

Arkansas’ unemployment rate rose to 4.1% in November, up from 3.9% in September, marking the state’s highest jobless rate since June 2021, according to data released by the Arkansas Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s civilian labor force increased to... Read More.

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Arkansas Unemployment Continues Climbing; Jefferson County One of Highest in the State

Wednesday, December 10 by Luke Matheson

Unemployment continues to inch upward in Arkansas, and Jefferson County remains one of the hardest-hit areas, according to new figures released by the Arkansas Department of Commerce and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 3.8% in August to... Read More.

Arkansas’ unemployment rate remains the same

Tuesday, July 22 by Rick Walker

The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services is reporting the unemployment rate for June stayed at 3.7%. That is unchanged for the fourth straight month. The U.S. jobless rate fell one tenth to a percentage of 4.2% in the same period of time. In Arkansas,... Read More.

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Unemployment rate for Cleveland County below national average

Tuesday, June 3 by Ray King

Unemployment in Cleveland County for March was below the national average but above the state average. According to the Cleveland County Herald, the county’s rate was 4.0 percent, a drop of half a percent from February when the rate was 4.5 percent. The state unemployment rate... Read More.

Cleveland Count unemployment rate near 10-year low

Friday, December 27 by Ray King

The unemployment rate for Cleveland County is one of the lowest in 10 years but the number of people working is also reported to be declining. According to the Cleveland County Herald, the unemployment rate for October was 3.2 percent, that matches the rate for... Read More.

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Monticello EDC hears good news on unemployment rate in Drew County

Monday, December 18 by Ray King

The Monticello Economic Development Commission was told recently that the unemployment rate for Drew County was 3.7 percent, with 7,687 people working and another 284 not working. During a meeting Dec. 7, Chairman Benny Ryburn reported that sales tax collections in Monticello for November were... Read More.

Drew County unemployment listed at 3.3 percent in latest report

Friday, August 11 by Ray King

Unemployment in Drew County was listed at 3.3 percent, according to a story in the Advance Monticellonian newspaper Aug. 9. The newspaper reported on a meeting of the Monticello Economic Development Commission on Aug. 2. At that meeting, Bennie Ryburn III reported that the current... Read More.

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State unemployment rate declined in December

Tuesday, January 24 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK — According to Little Rock television station KATV, The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services released labor force data showing that Arkansas' unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent in the month of December. The U.S. Department of Labor and Bureau of Labor Statistics produced... Read More.

Judge orders resumption of supplemental unemployment benefits

Thursday, July 29 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A judge has ordered Arkansas to resume its participation in supplemental federal unemployment assistance that the state cut off to thousands of workers. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert Wright on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction ordering the state to seek... Read More.

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Arkansas unemployment rate lower than national rate

Monday, July 19 by Deseray Mckinzy

Per the Governor's website, Arkansas's unemployment rate remained at 4.4 percent for the third straight month, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, released Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. Arkansas’s unemployment rate is three and... Read More.

State to end enhanced unemployment benefits

Sunday, May 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is ending its participation in the federal unemployment program that gives workers an additional $300 a week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday, citing a shortage of workers. The Republican governor directed the Division of Workforce Services to end the... Read More.

Stories tagged with: unemployment

DHS providing furloughed FEMA staff with unemployment resources amid shutdown

Arkansas Unemployment Rises to 4.1 Percent as Labor Force Grows and Payroll Jobs Decline

Arkansas Unemployment Continues Climbing; Jefferson County One of Highest in the State

Arkansas’ unemployment rate remains the same

Unemployment rate for Cleveland County below national average

Cleveland Count unemployment rate near 10-year low

Monticello EDC hears good news on unemployment rate in Drew County

Drew County unemployment listed at 3.3 percent in latest report

State unemployment rate declined in December

Judge orders resumption of supplemental unemployment benefits

Arkansas unemployment rate lower than national rate

State to end enhanced unemployment benefits

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