With only 66.8% of the voting age population having voted in the 2020 presidential election and 53.4% in the 2018 midterm, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Politically Engaged States, as well as accompanying…
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Arkansas Ranks #6 as Most Dependent on the Gun Industry
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWith gun sales down 12.6% year-over-year but the U.S. having experienced at least four mass shootings every week in 2022, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry, as well as accompanying videos and audio files. …
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Northwest Arkansas Cities Ranked Among Fastest-Growing U.S. Cities
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleSeveral Northwest Arkansas cities were ranked among the fastest growing small cities in the United States in a recent survey. WalletHub has examined the growth of 515 cities across the country and ranked them based on economic growth. Fayetteville was…
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Little Rock and Fort Smith Showing Improvement in Unemployment Rates
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the U.S. job market, leaving many furloughed or jobless as the virus swept across the nation. As the nation continues the reopening process, unemployment is gradually dropping in many cities and…
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Report: Arkansas Has Third Best Economic Recovery Since Beginning of Pandemic
Arkansas’ economy has experienced the third best recovery in the United States since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a WalletHub report. The report shows the United States gained 2.5 million nonfarm payroll jobs in the past month.…
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Arkansas Ranks No. 9 for Best Health Infrastructure in United States
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted weaknesses in the country’s healthcare system such as the lack of personal protective equipment, beds and even staff members. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, described the pandemic in April…
The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that an additional 3.2 million people had filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week. The Great Recession resulted in 8.8 million job losses and while 22.7 million jobs were created afterwards, COVID-19 has…
Nearly 26.5 million people have filed for unemployment within the last month in the United States and experts expect that number to increase in the coming months. In Arkansas, there have been 170,000 unemployment claims filed. WalletHub released a study…
Although social distancing is the most effective measure to minimize the spread of COVID-19, some are finding it more difficult to practice than others. WalletHub conducted a study comparing the 50 states and District of Columbia across three key dimensions…