State jobless rate drops to 5.0%

The unemployment rate in Arkansas fell 0.6% in February to 5.0% from 5.6% in January -- that's a pretty steep drop over one month. The U.S. unemployment rate fell from 4.9% to 4.8%. Here's more from Arkansas Business.

Here's a map showing the unemployment rate by county in Arkansas -- these are January '08 figures: