Arkansas Rankings in Economy and Growth

Overall: 40

Taking the state's overall economic climate into consideration, Arkansas is ranked 40th.

Business Environment: #39

Considering areas like innovation, entrepreneursship and out-of-the-box thinking, Arkansas is ranked 39th.

Employment: #44

Arkansas is ranked 44th when it comes to unemployment rate, job growth and participation in the labor force

Growth: #22

Arkansas is in the top quadrant in metrics assessing net migration, growth of the young population and GDP growth.

Key Fact: Arkansas is the #1 state for in-migration