Arkansas Senator John Boozman released a statement Sept. 21 following an inspection conducted by the VA Office of Inspector General at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville.
In a citywide special election, Little Rock residents voted against a 1 percentage-point sales-tax increase on Thursday by a sizeable margin, according to unofficial results from the Pulaski County Election Commission.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that Arkansas’ unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.3% in July after being stuck at 4.4% for the previous four months.
There were 24 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Arkansas in the week ending July 17, making up 3.4 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 54 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Arkansas in the week ending July 17, making up 7.6 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 123 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending July 31, a 15 percent increase over the previous week.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for April in the Pine Bluff metropolitan statistical area was 32,000, unchanged from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 33 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Arkansas in the week ending July 17, making up 4.6 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 25 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Arkansas in the week ending July 17, making up 3.5 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 138 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending July 31, a 17.9 percent increase over the previous week.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area was 350,300, a 0.4 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan statistical area was 268,900, a 0.6 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.