Arkansas’ unemployment rate decreased three-tenths of a percentage point to 3.4% from October to November, according to a report released Friday by the state Division of Workforce Services.
The report showed Arkansas’ civilian labor force rose by 583, the result of 4,764 more employed and 4,181 fewer unemployed Arkansans. The U.S. jobless rate was 4.2% in November, down four-tenths of a percentage point from October.