Arkansas Trails U.S. In Jobs Growth, Leads 11 States

(2Q-2022) Three years into a national economic expansion, Arkansas trails the national average in jobs creation, according to a review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics records. Arkansas led 11 other states during the period.

A national economic expansion began in April 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research notes. Between April 2020 and April 2022, the national average in jobs creation was 15.9% versus Arkansas’ growth rate of 12.25%.

U.S.                                                 130,513,000    151,314,000    15.9%

Arkansas                                       1,168,100   1,311,200   12.25%

Arkansas led 11 other states, many in the Plains region, in the same period.