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Arkansas' unemployment rate climbs to 10.2 percent in April
Posted: May 22, 2020 / 09:32 AM CDT / Updated: May 22, 2020 / 09:58 AM CDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News Release) – The unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in April, according to labor force data released Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.
That is a 5.2 percent increase from the rate in March (five percent, which was more than the preliminary March estimate of 4.8 percent).
Arkansas civilian labor force declined 69,598, a result of 133,832 fewer employed and 64,234 additional unemployed Arkansans.
The United States’ jobless rate rose over ten percentage points, from 4.4 percent in March to 14.7 percent in April.
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https://www.kark.com/news/health/coronavirus/arkansass-unemployment-rate-climbs-to-10-2-percent-in-april/