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Urgent Scam Alert for Former Unemployment Insurance Claimants
08/12/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Commerce is warning the public of a...
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Arkansas Maintains Record Employment, 3.7% Jobless Rate in June
07/18/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 18, 2025) — Today, the Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction...
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Arkansas Unemployment Rate is Unchanged at 3.7% in May
06/24/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 24, 2025) — Today the Arkansas Department of Commerce and the Bureau...
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Arkansans Impacted by April Severe Storms and Tornadoes Can Now Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance
05/28/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald announced today that, as a...
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Arkansas Ranked in Top 10 for Overall Economic Outlook
05/27/2025Arkansas was recently named one of the top states for overall economic outlook for 2025....
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Arkansas’ Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.7% in April
05/21/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 21, 2025) — Today the Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction with...
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available to Arkansans Impacted by March Severe Storms and Tornadoes
05/20/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald announced today that, as a result...
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Joseph Bailey Named Executive Director of Arkansas Waterways Commission
05/14/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Today Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald announced the appointment of Joseph...
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Commerce, Education Promote Apprenticeship Programs on National Apprenticeship Day
04/30/2025(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) Arkansas is celebrating National Apprenticeship Day with groundbreaking momentum after the Arkansas General...
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Arkansas’ Unemployment Rate Increases to 3.7% in March
04/18/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 18, 2025) — Today, the Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction...
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