Employment Report for Phillips County, Arkansas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Transportation and Warehousing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Phillips County, rising by 45.2 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -1 percent. The State of Arkansas saw a change in employment in the sector of 3.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
In Phillips County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 22.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,117 people employed. The Retail Trade and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors provide 18.5 and 10 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Phillips County. The sector faced a loss of 381 jobs, or 47.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 41.2 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Phillips County is ranked at 40 of 76 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Arkansas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 36 of 76 Counties.
The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Phillips County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 14.3 percent of total employment in 2001 to 8.5 percent in 2005.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Phillips County, with the industry averaging 32 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Arkansas typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Phillips County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 9.49. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 9.49 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Phillips County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Transportation and Warehousing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Phillips County, rising by 45.2 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -1 percent. The State of Arkansas saw a change in employment in the sector of 3.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
In Phillips County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 22.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,117 people employed. The Retail Trade and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors provide 18.5 and 10 percent of industry employment.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Phillips County. The sector faced a loss of 381 jobs, or 47.9 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 41.2 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Phillips County is ranked at 40 of 76 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Arkansas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 36 of 76 Counties.
The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Phillips County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 14.3 percent of total employment in 2001 to 8.5 percent in 2005.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Phillips County, with the industry averaging 32 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Arkansas typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Phillips County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 9.49. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 9.49 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Phillips County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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