The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services recently released unemployment figures for October in that state including county totals.  Statewide, the unemployment rate was 7.2% for the month which is a 0.1% increase from the month before.  That mimics the national unemployment rate that increased 0.1% to 7.9% for the month.

By county…

• Baxter County’s unemployment rate rose by 0.2% to 6.8%
• Boone County’s rate rose by 0.1% to 6.1%
• Carroll County’s remained the same at 4.2%
• Marion County’s rate rose by 0.4% to 7.3%
• Newton County’s rate rose by 0.8% to 7.3%
• Searcy County’s rate rose by 0.4% to 7.0%.