Arkansas state prices & labor vs the US
Where Arkansas sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$3.98
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −9.4% vs US
Residential electricity
14.33¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +8.1% YoY · −21.7% vs US
Industrial electricity
7.84¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +8.3% YoY · −19.8% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,275
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · — YoY · −22.0% vs US
Unemployment rate
3.9%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.3pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.