 Time now to run through the top headlines of the last week as we go inside the numbers. A year over year gain of more than 8500 net new jobs in May was not enough to offset a 17% rise in the number of unemployed, leaving Arkansas May jobless rate at 3.4%. That is up from 2.9% in May of 2023. However, the May jobless rate was unchanged from April. The biggest year over year sector gains were in education and health services as well as construction jobs.