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Arkansas #28
44.1 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
SS
Sarah Sanders R
Mayor · since 2023-01-10
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)9.794% · Census BDS 2022 ·
20.8
Job creation rate16.585% · Census BDS 2022 ·
45.6
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.33% · April 2026 ·
77.6
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).