Fort Smith job loss

[bchris02]

Hey,

I am doing a speech in support of a Fort Smith casino. I heard that last year, Ft. Smith ranked #5 in the list of worst cities for job loss. Can anybody find me a credible source for this? I searched all over and could find nothing.

Thanks much in advance

[ridtinten]

here is an article i found the other day that is contrary to the job loss assumptions of fort smith

http://stlouisfed.org/news/releases/2007/03_09_07FtSmith.htm

[Rardy]

Between May '06 and May '07, Ft. Smith metro gained around 2,000 non-farm jobs - a growth of 1.1%. Dept. of Labor You can find more historical data there.