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Published 06/29/2009 by WSJ.com: Real Time Economics

Does Arkansas’s Unemployment Rate Add Up?

Arkansas’ unemployment rate, at 7%, is well below the national unemployment rate of 9.4%. Or is it? According to this article the state’s chief economist has questioned the figure. In the article he speculates that the state’s unemployment rate is probably...

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