AR HR1041

House resolution expressing support for Arkansas businesses that are hiring during post-COVID-19 economic reopening.

Calls for state support to individuals entering or returning to the workforce through return-to-work stimulus, transportation assistance, child-care assistance, and job-related reimbursements.

Identifies long-term unemployment (LTU) as a growing problem affecting thousands of Arkansas citizens with economic, social, and familial consequences.

Addresses the skills gap created when automation and technology eliminate blue-collar jobs that cannot easily transition workers to newly created positions requiring different skill sets and training.

Directs the House of Representatives to support workforce hiring incentives and recognize the need to incentivize economic activity to prevent permanent loss of workers from the state.