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Unemployment claims fall and adjudication backlog shrinks, Commerce officials tell committee
Summary
Department of Commerce officials reported Arkansas’ July unemployment rate at 4.3%, weekly initial claims down sharply from the prior year, and a 40% reduction in the unemployment adjudication backlog since January as the state pushes job fairs and employer outreach.
Department of Commerce staff told the Senate Public Health committee that Arkansas’ labor market has continued to recover.
Jim Hudson and Charice Childers reported a July unemployment rate of 4.3%, 47,475 more employed Arkansans than a year earlier, and weekly initial unemployment insurance claims of 1,268 for the week ending Sept. 4…
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