Unemployment in NW Arkansas

The economy is strong in NW Arkansas. Although the rate of unemployment in September of 2005 was at 3.6 %, up 1 % from that of 2002, it was still significantly lower than the state of Arkansas as a whole and than the national unemployment rate. The unemployment rate for the state of Arkansas in September 2005 was 5.8 %, and the national unemployment rate was 5.1%.

Source: Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas.