10Y4.88%+2bp vs prior day2026-11-092Y4.56%+5bp vs prior day2026-11-0930Y MTG7.18%−6bp vs last week2026-11-05SOFR3.88%−1bp vs prior day2026-11-09FED FUNDS3.88%+13bp vs last month2026-10CPI4.1% y/y2026-10US UNEMP4.10%−10bp vs last month2026-10NWA UNEMP3.10%0bp vs last month2026-09NWA EMPLOYED319,315+1,325 vs last month2026-09FRED · Freddie Mac · BLS · data 2026-11-10
Updated Nov 10, 2026·Data through 2026-08 (Arkansas DFA)+1 more source
  • Arkansas DFALocal sales tax by citythrough 2026-08
  • U.S. Census BureauHomes permittedthrough 2026-09

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Northwest Arkansas, by the numbers

Data Center


19 datasets · 18 current

Every dataset on this site: who publishes it, how often, the latest period we have, and where to read or download it. "Current" means the latest period is as new as the source's normal schedule allows.

Local sales tax by city

Current

What the state distributes to each city from local sales and use tax, monthly since 2010

Source
Arkansas DFA
Covers
31 cities, 2 counties
Updates
Monthly, about 2 months after the month
Latest
2026-08

Homes permitted

Current

Residential units authorized by building permits, by city and building size

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Covers
28 places
Updates
Monthly, about 4 weeks after the month
Latest
2026-09

Bentonville permits

Current

Every permit the city issues: type, address, declared value

Source
City of Bentonville (via Benton)
Covers
Bentonville
Updates
Monthly city report
Latest
2026-10

Interest rates

Current

Mortgage rates, Treasuries, the Fed's target, SOFR

Source
Freddie Mac, U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve (FRED)
Covers
National
Updates
Daily and weekly
Latest
2026-11-09

Jobs by industry

Current

Jobs in 15 industries, monthly since 2016

Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Covers
NWA metro
Updates
Monthly, about 5 weeks after the month
Latest
2026-09

Employment and wages by county

Current

Private jobs and average weekly wages by industry

Source
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Quarterly, about 5 months after the quarter
Latest
2026-Q1

Bank deposits

Current

Deposits at every bank branch, by bank and by city

Source
FDIC Summary of Deposits
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Yearly (as of June 30, released in the fall)
Latest
2026

Owner-user purchases (SBA 504)

Current

Loans businesses use to buy their own buildings

Source
U.S. Small Business Administration
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Quarterly file
Latest
2026-09-30

Traffic counts

Current

Average daily traffic at about 1,000 count points

Source
Arkansas Department of Transportation
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Yearly
Latest
2025

Population by city

Current

Census estimates for every city since the 2020 census

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Covers
32 cities, 2 counties
Updates
Yearly (cities each May)
Latest
2025

Migration and income

Current

Who moves in and out, from where, and the income they bring

Source
IRS Statistics of Income
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
Yearly, about 2 years behind
Latest
2022-2023

House prices

Current

Repeat-sales house price index for the metro and peer metros

Source
FHFA (via FRED)
Covers
NWA metro + peers
Updates
Quarterly
Latest
2026-Q2

Businesses by ZIP and industry

Current

Business locations with employees, by ZIP, industry and tenant type; employees and payroll

Source
U.S. Census Bureau (County Business Patterns)
Covers
31 ZIPs, 2 counties
Updates
Yearly, about 2 years behind
Latest
2023

New business applications

Current

Applications to start a business (EIN filings), by county yearly and Arkansas monthly

Source
U.S. Census Bureau (Business Formation Statistics)
Covers
Benton, Washington; Arkansas
Updates
County yearly; state monthly
Latest
2025

Mortgage lending

Current

Home loans made, investor share, typical loan, lenders and denial rates, by county and census tract

Source
CFPB / FFIEC (HMDA)
Covers
Benton, Washington, 108 tracts
Updates
Yearly (each spring)
Latest
2025

Home values by ZIP and county

Current

How home values changed in each ZIP code and county, plus the metro each quarter

Source
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Covers
24 ZIPs, 2 counties, metro
Updates
Quarterly (metro); yearly each spring (ZIP, county)
Latest
2026-Q2

Road projects

Current

ARDOT jobs programmed in the regional plans, with cost and year

Source
ARDOT via NWARPC
Covers
Benton, Washington
Updates
As the plans are amended
Latest
2026-11-09

Public hearings

Due for an update

Planning commission and council agendas

Source
City agendas (via Benton)
Covers
Core + smaller cities
Updates
Weekly
Latest
2026-10-25

479 Growth Pressure Score

Current

0–100 score per city from four public signals

Source
The 479 Report, computed
Covers
30 cities
Updates
Rebuilt weekly
Latest
2026-08

System status


checked 2026-11-10

After every refresh the site checks its own data: is each dataset fresh, did any file lose rows, does any number look implausible? A failure stops publishing; warnings are listed here.

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  • Check The permits, project-cards feeds are 21 days old (last update 2026-10-20)
  • Check The ardot feed is 32 days old (last update 2026-10-09)
  • Check Gravette sales tax 2026-08: $486,700 vs a $160,901 monthly median (check for a new tax or a DFA correction)

permit points: 1,575 · traffic count points: 1,018 · ZIP profiles: 31 · cities with sales tax: 33 · cities with permits (Census): 28 · rate and macro series: 13 · jobs by industry rows: 15 · HMDA years: 8 · business ZIPs (CBP): 31 · home-value ZIPs (FHFA): 24 · Data Center datasets: 19 · release calendar events: 60

Free to reuse with credit to The 479 Report and the source named. Everything above is also listed for software at /api/.

Free: the latest Core-city aggregates and every chart. Data Pro (coming): full history tables, Smaller-city detail, alerts. Data generated 2026-11-10; editorial figures reviewed 2026-10-11.

Homes authorized, by city


Census Building Permits Survey · monthly · 2026-09
Residential units authorized
All structure types, by Core city
U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly). Units in permits issued; public domain.
Data through 2026-09 · Free to reuse with the credit line. · Corrections
Multifamily units authorized
2+ unit structures — where the apartments are going
U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Multifamily = 2-unit + 3–4-unit + 5+-unit structures.
Data through 2026-09 · Free to reuse with the credit line. · Corrections
Fayetteville · homes authorized
81
▼ 70.1% y/y
40 single-family · 41 multifamily · $19.92M declared · 2026-09
Springdale · homes authorized
5
▼ 91.5% y/y
5 single-family · 0 multifamily · $1.67M declared · 2026-09
Rogers · homes authorized
40
▼ 39.4% y/y
34 single-family · 6 multifamily · $8.59M declared · 2026-09
Bentonville · homes authorized
25
▼ 92.9% y/y
19 single-family · 6 multifamily · $8.63M declared · 2026-09
Siloam Springs · homes authorized
17
▲ 1600.0% y/y
15 single-family · 2 multifamily · $3.89M declared · 2026-09
Bella Vista · homes authorized
68
▲ 25.9% y/y
68 single-family · 0 multifamily · $26.67M declared · 2026-09

Retail registers, by city


DFA local net tax distributions · 2010 → 2026-08
Local sales-tax distributions, Core 6
Monthly dollars distributed to each city
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Reports. Month = DFA report month (about two months after the sales). No interpolation.
Data through 2026-08 · Free to reuse with the credit line. · Corrections
Fayetteville · local sales tax
$6.2M
▲ 0.8% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-08
Springdale · local sales tax
$4.5M
▼ 6.2% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-08
Rogers · local sales tax
$5.8M
▲ 6.6% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-08
Bentonville · local sales tax
$4.5M
▼ 5.2% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-08
Siloam Springs · local sales tax
$1.1M
▼ 7.8% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-08
Bella Vista · local sales tax
$930,938
▲ 15.4% y/y
Arkansas DFA local distributions · 2026-08

Commercial permits, from the city record


city Permits Issued PDFs · latest 2026-10
Fayetteville · permits issued
347
$25.50M declared · largest $3.42M · City of Fayetteville PDF · 2026-10
Springdale · permits issued
—
This city doesn't publish a permit list we can read yet
Rogers · permits issued
—
This city doesn't publish a permit list we can read yet
Bentonville · permits issued
114
$26.50M declared · largest $7.53M · City of Bentonville PDF · 2026-09
Siloam Springs · permits issued
—
This city doesn't publish a permit list we can read yet
Bella Vista · permits issued
—
This city doesn't publish a permit list we can read yet
Permits issued per month
All permit types, as printed by the city
City of Bentonville monthly Permits Issued (DocumentCenter), normalized by Benton, validated by load_permits.py.
Data through 2026-10 · Free to reuse with the credit line. · Corrections
Declared valuation per month
Sum of valuations printed on the city PDF — not an appraisal
Same source. Declared valuations as printed; the 479 Report does not estimate or adjust them.
Data through 2026-10 · Free to reuse with the credit line. · Corrections
MonthCityPermitsDeclared valueRetailIndustrialMultifamilyResidential
2026-10Fayetteville347$25.50M1102185
2026-09Fayetteville537$49.04M2024325
2026-09Bentonville114$26.50M520056
2026-08Fayetteville614$65.08M2202348
2026-08Bentonville99$38.47M440151
2026-07Fayetteville751$53.09M1927490
2026-07Bentonville105$31.24M380359
2026-06Fayetteville644$89.18M1430346
2026-06Bentonville111$27.31M350468
2026-05Fayetteville585$68.68M2023341
2026-05Bentonville72$21.33M150352
2026-04Fayetteville762$57.98M2311492
2026-04Bentonville137$61.59M370195
2026-03Fayetteville1052$282.69M1218803
2026-02Fayetteville775$71.39M1612508
2026-01Fayetteville504$84.83M21114303
2025-12Fayetteville646$44.26M1508375
2025-11Fayetteville429$25.07M1003255
2025-10Fayetteville518$153.16M906303
2025-09Fayetteville686$146.00M2743394
2025-08Fayetteville529$33.58M1813282
2025-07Fayetteville668$137.07M3812364
2025-06Fayetteville663$94.79M30110326
2025-05Fayetteville566$163.60M3804271
2025-04Fayetteville681$78.97M32112418
2025-03Fayetteville651$45.32M1602393
2025-02Fayetteville459$29.53M1426312
2025-01Fayetteville552$70.91M912386
2024-12Fayetteville513$108.91M1204311
2024-11Fayetteville573$56.49M12015351
2024-10Fayetteville651$137.64M1524389
2024-09Fayetteville644$222.22M25015367
2024-08Fayetteville570$41.61M2903331
2024-07Fayetteville562$64.89M1811315
2024-06Fayetteville639$73.28M2705378
2024-05Fayetteville610$64.07M1923372
2024-04Fayetteville956$42.50M3311724
2024-03Fayetteville845$60.17M1500670
2024-02Fayetteville898$85.38M1030735
2024-01Fayetteville586$38.17M1002425
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Home market (MLS)


MLS statistics (prices, inventory, months of supply, rents, land per acre) publish here once the first Matrix export is processed and approved.

Local sales-tax distributions (DFA)


Rogers local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +6.6% YoY · as of 2026-08
$5,778,008
Bella vista local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +15.4% YoY · as of 2026-08
$930,938
Fayetteville local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +0.8% YoY · as of 2026-08
$6,153,113
Springdale local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -6.2% YoY · as of 2026-08
$4,475,415
Bentonville local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -5.2% YoY · as of 2026-08
$4,503,088
Siloam springs local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — -7.8% YoY · as of 2026-08
$1,101,227
Benton county local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +4.9% YoY · as of 2026-08
$8,612,553
Washington county local tax distribution
Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Report (local sales & use tax distributed to the locality; month = distribution month) — +0.2% YoY · as of 2026-08
$7,812,119

Residential permits authorized (Census BPS)


Fayetteville res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Fayetteville, units -70% YoY · as of 2026-09
81
Fayetteville res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Fayetteville, declared value · as of 2026-09
$19,922,323
Springdale res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Springdale, units -92% YoY · as of 2026-09
5
Springdale res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Springdale, declared value · as of 2026-09
$1,668,977
Rogers res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Rogers, units -39% YoY · as of 2026-09
40
Rogers res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Rogers, declared value · as of 2026-09
$8,591,029
Bentonville res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bentonville, units -93% YoY · as of 2026-09
25
Bentonville res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bentonville, declared value · as of 2026-09
$8,633,260
Siloam springs res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Siloam Springs, units +1600% YoY · as of 2026-09
17
Siloam springs res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Siloam Springs, declared value · as of 2026-09
$3,891,860
Bella vista res units authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bella Vista, units +26% YoY · as of 2026-09
68
Bella vista res value authorized
U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place-level, monthly, residential units authorized) — Bella Vista, declared value · as of 2026-09
$26,666,000

County employment & wages (BLS QCEW)


Benton county all private employment
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (county, private ownership) — Benton County private employment — +2.1% YoY · as of 2026-Q1
139,922
Benton county all private avg weekly wage
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (county, private ownership) — Benton County avg weekly wage, private — +8.8% YoY · as of 2026-Q1
$2,602
Washington county all private employment
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (county, private ownership) — Washington County private employment — -0.9% YoY · as of 2026-Q1
101,040
Washington county all private avg weekly wage
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (county, private ownership) — Washington County avg weekly wage, private — +2.4% YoY · as of 2026-Q1
$1,136

Office


Vacancy rate
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 5.3% Vacancy Rate (p.3) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2
5.3%
Asking rent
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: $27.52 Market Rent/SF (p.3) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2
$27.52/SF
Vacancy rate (Skyline)
The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: The office vacancy rate rose to 8.1 percent in the first half of 2026, up from 7.5 percent (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1
8.1%
Vacancy rate Q1 2026
Sage Partners, NWA 2026 Q1 Market Highlights — printed: 4.9% (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-q1-market-highlights/) · as of 2026-Q1 — Kept for trend context after the Q2 print. Was 4.96 attributed via NWA Democrat-Gazette; Sage's own page prints 4.9% (Benton audit 2026-10-11).
4.9%
Vacancy rate sage 2025
Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners 2025 Market Report (Northwest Arkansas) — printed: 4.6% (https://www.sagepartners.com/northwest-arkansas-cre-remains-robust/) · as of 2025-YE
4.6%
National vacancy sage
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 20.2% National Vacancy Rate (p.3) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2
20.2%

Industrial


Vacancy rate
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 5.2% Vacancy Rate (p.4) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2
5.2%
Asking rent
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: $9.80 Market Rent/SF (p.4) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2
$9.80/SF
Warehouse vacancy (Skyline)
The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: The warehouse vacancy rate increased to 9.7 percent in the first half of 2026 from 6.1 percent (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1
9.7%
Vacancy rate sage 2025
Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners 2025 Market Report (Northwest Arkansas) — printed: 6.4% (https://www.sagepartners.com/northwest-arkansas-cre-remains-robust/) · as of 2025-YE
6.4%
Asking rent sage 2025
Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners 2025 Market Report (Northwest Arkansas) — printed: $9.60 per square foot (record) (https://www.sagepartners.com/northwest-arkansas-cre-remains-robust/) · as of 2025-YE
$9.60/SF
National vacancy sage
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 7.5% National Vacancy Rate (p.4) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2
7.5%

Retail


Vacancy rate (Skyline)
The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: In the retail submarket, the vacancy rate remained at 6.0 percent (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1
6%
Sales tax collections
Arkansas DFA General Revenue Report, October 2026 (statewide monthly sales & use, +8.3% YoY) · as of 2026-10 — Populated by scripts/fetch_dfa.py
$329.6M
Vacancy rate sage 2025
Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners 2025 Market Report (Northwest Arkansas) — printed: about 3.2% (https://www.sagepartners.com/northwest-arkansas-cre-remains-robust/) · as of 2025-YE
3.2%
Vacancy rate sage
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 3.5% Vacancy Rate (p.5) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2
3.5%
Asking rent sage
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: $20.32 Market Rent/SF (p.5) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2
$20.32/SF
National vacancy sage
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, Northwest Arkansas Mid-Year Market Summary 2026 (Market Fundamentals Q2 2026) — printed: 4.4% National Vacancy Rate (p.5) (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2
4.4%

Medical office


Vacancy rate
The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: Medical Office Percent Available 3.3% (commercial report p.28) (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1
3.3%

All commercial


Commercial vacancy
The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: The overall vacancy rate for commercial property increased to 7.6 percent in the first half of 2026 (one-pager) (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1
7.6%
Net absorption
The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: net negative absorption of 704,828 square feet (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1
-704,828 SF
New deliveries
The Skyline Report, First Half of 2026 (Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas) — printed: the addition of 1,066,767 new square feet of commercial space (https://walton.uark.edu/initiatives/cber/skyline-report/1H2026onepagesummary.pdf) · as of 2026-H1
1,066,767 SF

Development pipeline


Commercial permit value
Skyline H1 2025 (+48.3% vs H2 2024) · as of 2025-H1
$290.2M
The Visionary
Johnelle Hunt, $73M, 194,450 SF Class A, Pinnacle area Rogers, opening 2026 · Arkansas Business · 2025-09

Capital markets


Treasury 10yr
FRED DGS10 (U.S. Treasury) · as of 2026-11-09
4.88%
Fed funds
FRED FEDFUNDS (effective rate, monthly avg) · as of 2026-10
3.88%
Treasury 2yr
FRED DGS2 (U.S. Treasury) · as of 2026-11-09
4.56%
Curve 10y2y spread
FRED T10Y2Y (10Y minus 2Y) · as of 2026-11-10
0.25%
Sofr
FRED SOFR (NY Fed) · as of 2026-11-09
3.88%
Mortgage 30yr
Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED MORTGAGE30US · as of 2026-11-05
7.18%
Mortgage 15yr
Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED MORTGAGE15US · as of 2026-11-05
6.57%
Cre loans all banks
FRED CREACBW027SBOG (CRE loans, all commercial banks) · as of 2026-10-28
3154.7199
Cre delinquency rate
FRED DRCRELEXFACBS (CRE loan delinquency, all banks) · as of 2026-Q2
1.53%
Fed target upper
FRED DFEDTARU (Federal Reserve, fed funds target range upper limit) · as of 2026-11-10
4%

NWA MSA (FHFA, BLS)


Fhfa hpi
FHFA All-Transactions HPI via FRED ATNHPIUS22220Q (Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA) · as of 2026-Q2
395.32
Unemployment rate sa
BLS via FRED FASUR (MSA, seasonally adjusted) · as of 2026-09
3.1%
Unemployment rate nsa
BLS via FRED FASURN (MSA, not seasonally adjusted) · as of 2026-09
3.1%
Employment level
BLS LAUS via FRED (MSA employed persons) · as of 2026-09
319,315

National context


Office vacancy
Sage Partners / Cushman & Wakefield, NWA Mid-Year Market Summary 2026, p.3 — printed: 20.2% National Vacancy Rate (https://www.sagepartners.com/nwa-2026-midyear-market-summary/) · as of 2026-Q2 — Replaced the 18.2–20.5% Colliers / C&W range (2025-YE) with the single figure Sage prints for Q2 2026.
20.2%
Cpi all urban
FRED CPIAUCSL (CPI-U, 1982-84=100) · as of 2026-10
337.476
Unemployment rate us
FRED UNRATE (BLS) · as of 2026-10
4.1%
Housing starts us
FRED HOUST (thousands of units, SAAR) · as of 2026-09
1,221
Building permits us
FRED PERMIT (thousands of units, SAAR) · as of 2026-09
1,398

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