Arkansas

Industry wages in the State of Arkansas grown by 17.6% since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have in the State of Arkansas grown by a total of 17.6%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

The counties in the State of Arkansas range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 26.9% in Sevier County to a low of a 5.3% in Ashley County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Arkansas
Total Industry Wages

1. Sevier County (26.9%)
2. Jackson County (26.3%)
3. Searcy County (25.3%)
4. Washington County (25.0%)
5. Benton County (24.4%)
6. Van Buren County (24.2%)
7. Cleveland County (23.9%)
8. Clark County (23.0%)
9. Sharp County (22.4%)
10. Hot Spring County (22.2%)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Wages in the State of Arkansas Lag Behind Wages in the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Arkansas can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 States wages throughout the nation. The average pay is less than the wages in nation of $ 40,259.

The counties in the State of Arkansas in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $42,772 in Little River County to a low of a $17,137 in Searcy County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Arkansas
Total Industry Wages

1. Little River County ($42,772)
2. Benton County ($37,377)
3. Calhoun County ($36,877)
4. Pulaski County ($34,536)
5. Ashley County ($34,010)
6. Union County ($32,937)
7. Mississippi County ($32,672)
8. Washington County ($31,677)
9. Miller County ($31,619)
10. Sebastian County ($31,399)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Arkansas Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Arkansas

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Individual and family services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 6,324 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 7.4 percent of the growth in Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (6,324 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (5,739 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (4,694 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (4,283 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (3,522 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Arkansas

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 3,071 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 5.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (3,071 jobs lost)
2. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (2,562 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (2,507 jobs lost)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (2,455 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (1,929 jobs lost)

Out of the 281 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 144 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 137 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In the State of Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 28,689 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

The State of Arkansas: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Textile furnishings mills industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 91.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. The losses in the Textile furnishings mills industry in Arkansas outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 25.3 percent in terms of employees in the Textile furnishings mills industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Textile furnishings mills (91.2 percent decline)
2. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (75 percent decline)
3. Scheduled air transportation (65.6 percent decline)
4. Communications equipment manufacturing (62.4 percent decline)
5. Hardware manufacturing (62.1 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

The State of Arkansas: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other investment pools and funds industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 322.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. The Other investment pools and funds industry in Arkansas outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other investment pools and funds (322.2 percent gain)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (310.1 percent gain)
3. Educational support services (131.8 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (111.2 percent gain)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (108.1 percent gain)

The counties in the State of Arkansas in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 24.7 percent job gained in Benton County to a low of a 29.3 percent job lost in Clay County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Arkansas
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Benton County (24.7 percent gain)
2. Nevada County (21.5 percent gain)
3. Perry County (18.4 percent gain)
4. Madison County (16.5 percent gain)
5. Crawford County (13.2 percent gain)
6. Washington County (12.7 percent gain)
7. Searcy County (12.7 percent gain)
8. Faulkner County (8.8 percent gain)
9. Bradley County (8.4 percent gain)
10. Hot Spring County (7.7 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Arkansas in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 16,943 total jobs gained in Benton County to a low of 1,459 jobs lost in Clay County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Arkansas
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Benton County (16,943 jobs gained)
2. Washington County (8,989 jobs gained)
3. Pulaski County (5,309 jobs gained)
4. Faulkner County (2,574 jobs gained)
5. Craighead County (2,228 jobs gained)
6. Crawford County (1,983 jobs gained)
7. Pope County (1,573 jobs gained)
8. Garland County (1,430 jobs gained)
9. Saline County (1,048 jobs gained)
10. Greene County (705 jobs gained)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Arkansas One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of Arkansas

The Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 3,069 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 8.9 percent of the total employment growth in Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (3,069 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (2,954 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (1,988 new jobs)
4. Wireless telecommunications carriers (1,964 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (1,366 new jobs)

Given the 274 4-digit NAICS industries, 114 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 158 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In the State of Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 22,272 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of Arkansas

Given the industries in the area, the Wired telecommunications carriers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,918 jobs. The declines in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 15.8 percent of the total job loss in Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (1,918 jobs lost)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (815 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (653 jobs lost)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (492 jobs lost)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (486 jobs lost)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Arkansas in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 3,944 total jobs gained in Benton County to a low of 547 jobs lost in Calhoun County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Arkansas
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Benton County (3,944 jobs gained)
2. Pulaski County (3,584 jobs gained)
3. Washington County (3,126 jobs gained)
4. Faulkner County (1,974 jobs gained)
5. Craighead County (1,786 jobs gained)
6. Sebastian County (1,210 jobs gained)
7. Saline County (926 jobs gained)
8. Crawford County (802 jobs gained)
9. Mississippi County (712 jobs gained)
10. Garland County (711 jobs gained)

The state of Arkansas: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Textile furnishings mills industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 48.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the Textile furnishings mills industry in Arkansas outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.7 in percent of workers in the Textile furnishings mills industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Textile furnishings mills (48.7 percent decline)
2. Business, computer and management training (39.1 percent decline)
3. Wired telecommunications carriers (38.2 percent decline)
4. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (33.5 percent decline)
5. Other animal production (32.6 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

The State of Arkansas: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 100.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter).. The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry in Arkansas outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wireless telecommunications carriers (100.2 percent gain)
2. Sound recording industries (47.4 percent gain)
3. Vegetable and melon farming (37.6 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (32.6 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (30.1 percent gain)

The counties in the State of Arkansas in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 11.9 percent job gained in Stone County to a low of a 16.4 percent job lost in Calhoun County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Arkansas
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Stone County (11.9 percent gain)
2. Grant County (8.7 percent gain)
3. Ouachita County (8.2 percent gain)
4. Hot Spring County (7.9 percent gain)
5. Izard County (7.7 percent gain)
6. Faulkner County (6.6 percent gain)
7. Saline County (6.1 percent gain)
8. Searcy County (5.3 percent gain)
9. Craighead County (5.2 percent gain)
10. Cleveland County (5.2 percent gain)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in the State of Arkansas

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According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $44,274. This income level is 17.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the state. Hispanic in Arkansasreported a median household income of $33,082, this median is 12.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 35.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $24,218. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Arkansas reported an income level of $33,818, this level was 10.2 percent less than the median for all households. In the State of Arkansas, White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,486 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 7.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

Contrasted against to other States throughout the US, the State of Arkansas can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 33.6 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Arkansas, with 25 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other States in the US, the State of Arkansas reported a relatively low median household income of $37,653 (2005 Dollars). This median is 30.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in the State of Arkansas, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 36.7 percent from 2000 to 2005. The White population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Arkansas, experiencing a 55.9 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

The poverty rate in the State of Arkansas has increased by 1.4 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 15.8 percent to 17.2 percent.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Arkansas range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 32.7 percent in Phillips County to a low of 7.2 percent in Saline County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Arkansas
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Phillips County (32.7 percent)
2. Lee County (29.9 )
3. Desha County (28.9 percent)
4. Chicot County (28.6 percent)
5. St. Francis County (27.5 percent)
6. Monroe County (27.5 percent)
7. Woodruff County (27 percent)
8. Bradley County (26.3 percent)
9. Crittenden County (25.3 percent)
10. Searcy County (23.8 percent)

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $34,999, posting a 7 percent decline. The State of Arkansas ranks 18 of 46 states when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Arkansas range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $49,806 in Saline County to a low of $23,997 in Lee County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Arkansas
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Saline County ($49,806)
2. Lonoke County ($47,167 )
3. Benton County ($47,129)
4. Faulkner County ($44,699)
5. Pulaski County ($44,600)
6. Grant County ($43,503)
7. Washington County ($40,588)
8. Sebastian County ($39,650)
9. Crawford County ($38,459)
10. Craighead County ($37,937)

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in the State of Arkansas

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According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Arkansas range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 28.2 percent in Pulaski County to a low of 6.4 percent in Poinsett County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Arkansas
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Pulaski County (28.2 percent)
2. Faulkner County (25.2 percent)
3. Washington County (24.6 percent)
4. Craighead County (21 percent)
5. Benton County (20.4 percent)
6. Clark County (19.8 percent)
7. Pope County (19 percent)
8. Garland County (18 percent)
9. Drew County (17.2 percent)
10. Columbia County (16.8 percent)

Since the year 2000, the State of Arkansas has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 2.2 percent to a total of 18.8 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the average US percent of 27.2.

Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the State of Arkansas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Arkansas have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19.4 percent (Men) versus 18.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma category, with 35.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. In the year 2005, 19.4 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 18.4 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

In the State of Arkansas as reported in the American Community Survey of the year 2005, 20 percent of the White Alone, 13 percent of Black or African American, 45 percent of the Asian alone and 8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Arkansas can be considered to have a less-educated population of the working age, with 18.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2005 American Community Survey. The State of Arkansas was reported to have a lower percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.