Arkansas Unemployment Rate Falls to 5 Percent

"Arkansas' unemployment rate fell from 5.6 percent in January to 5 percent in February, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services said Friday.

For the 12-month period, manufacturing saw a loss of 7,200 jobs and durable goods saw a loss of 4,700. Nondurable goods dropped by 2,500 jobs. Continued layoffs and closures were behind those declines."

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