... from 6.4 in April, and the U.S. rate is 9.1, up from 8.9 the month before. DWS Communications Director Kimberly Friedman said in a prepared statement, "New and continuing layoffs, mostly in manufacturing, contributed to the increase ...

... regional methodology and model rather than large numbers of actual surveys completed within the state," he said. But Kimberly Friedman, spokeswoman for the Department of Workforce Services, said the insured unemployment rate only measures a portion ...

... 15.2 percent. "Arkansas' unemployment rate followed the national trend and increased over the month," said Kimberly Friedman, a spokeswoman for the Department of Workforce Services. Arkansas' civilian labor force gained 7,200 jobs from ...

... in Arkansas' rate continues to reflect the economic impact of recent layoffs and closures," agency spokeswoman Kimberly Friedman said. "While Arkansas' unemployment rate rose this month, our rate is still a full percentage point below the ...

... Rates for counties and cities are not seasonally adjusted, but the state unemployment rate released last week was. Kimberly Friedman, spokesman for DWS, said, "Certain things happen every year at certain times. Schools are a good example. When ...

... United States' unemployment rate increased four-tenths of a percent to 7.6 percent. DWS Communications Director Kimberly Friedman said, "Even though Arkansas has experienced significant job losses, our unemployment rate is still more than a ...

... The seasonally adjusted rate is figured by considering certain seasonal events that affect employment every year. Kimberly Friedman of DWS said factors in January influencing the difference between the seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted ...

... helpful, too." Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February is 6.6. DWS Communications Director Kimberly Friedman said, "The increase in Arkansas' unemployment rate reflects the layoffs and closures that continue around the ...

... the first time in history, however, our rate is 2 percent lower than the national rate," department spokeswoman Kimberly Friedman said. The national rate rose by four-tenths of a percentage point from February to March to 8.5 percent. The ...

... increase for the month, six of the 11 major industry sectors showed decreases in December," department spokeswoman Kimberly Friedman said. Nonfarm payroll jobs declined 700 to 1,214,100 in December. The largest drop came in the leisure and ...