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Friday, January 18, 2013

Unemployment rate rises in Arkansas in December

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:57 PM

The pool of jobless in Arkansas grew slightly in December, with the unemployment rate rising to 7.1 percent in December from 7 percent the month before.

Full state report here.

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Unemployment rate rises in Arkansas in December

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:57 PM

Comments (0)

More by Max Brantley

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