The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for August in Arkansas' Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan statistical area was 274,500, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
States in the south continue to fare well in the post-pandemic recovery as the July jobs report reveals Arkansas to be one of the best-performing states in the country.
There were 19 manufacturing businesses in Arkansas with between 250 and 499 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
There were 32 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending July 10, a 11.1 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 34 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arkansas in the week ending June 26, making up 5.2 percent of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.