Arkansas' unemployment rate increases to 7.3 percent
Labor force data, produced by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and released today by the Department of Workforce Services, show Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point from 7.2 percent in April to 7.3 percent in May.
The state's unemployment rate increased slightly in December, to 6.7 percent, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.