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State’s October unemployment rate up slightly
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
This article was published November 20, 2012 at 11:23 a.m.
The unemployment rate in Arkansas ticked up to 7.2 percent in October, the state Department of Workforce Services said Tuesday.
Overall, the state’s civilian labor force shrank by 4,700 jobs from September, when the unemployment rate was 7.1 percent.
Arkansas’ unemployment rate for October is lower than the 7.9 percent national rate, nearly a point lower compared with the same month a year ago.
Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
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