Arkansas officials on Friday reported a slight uptick in statewide unemployment to 2.9% in September the seventh consecutive month of a joblessness rate at 3% or below. The state labor force continued to gain momentum and it, along with the number of employed Arkansans, are at record levels.
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Arkansas continues to achieve record employment levels though officials reported Tuesday that statewide unemployment ticked up slightly to 2.7% in August, up one-tenth of a percentage point from July and the first increase in nine months.
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