Arkansas economy improves in February, 2025 exports decline
Arkansas' overall economy improved in February compared with January, but the state posted a more than 5% decline in the export of manufacturing goods in 2025, according information in the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index. The broader mid-America economy also improved in February, but job numbers remain low, prices remain high and most business managers report negative impacts from tariff uncertainty, according to the Creighton report.