LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The latest data from the Arkansas Department of Commerce and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 3.6% in February to 3.7% in March.
Meanwhile, the United States’ jobless rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point, up to 4.2% in March.
Compared to March 2024, there are 15,686 more people employed in the state. Arkansas’s civilian labor force increased by 260, a result of 502 more unemployed job seekers and 242 fewer employed people…