In Cleburne County, jobs in the computer systems design and related services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the computer systems design and related services industry had the highest average wages in Cleburne County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cleburne County received an annual wage of $86,218 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Arkansas of $65,623 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $80,588.

Other top-pay jobs in Cleburne County, Arkansas exsists in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($46,439), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($41,553), management of companies and enterprises ($41,385) and offices of dentists ($41,334) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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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.

Cleburne County Wages have increased by 16.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Cleburne County, Arkansas by a total of 16.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Arkansas and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

Cleburne County Industry Wages Lag Behind Arkansas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Cleburne County, Arkansas can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 23.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $30,584. The industry pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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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.

Cleburne County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cleburne County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 76 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 25.0 percent of the total employment growth in Cleburne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (76 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (58 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (17 new jobs)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (16 new jobs)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (15 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cleburne County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 30 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 12.9 percent of the total job loss in Cleburne County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (30 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (30 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (28 jobs lost)
4. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (25 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (24 jobs lost)

Out of the 38 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 20 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Cleburne County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 350 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 6.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Arkansas, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Cleburne County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 80.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Cleburne County has increased employment slower than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arkansas, where it saw a gain of 90.9 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Cleburne County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 35 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (80.9 percent gain)
2. Private households (77.8 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (54.8 percent gain)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (54.5 percent gain)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (47.1 percent gain)

Cleburne County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 68.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arkansas, where the industry felt a loss of 2.2 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Cleburne County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.1 percent in terms of employees in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (68.6 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (65.7 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (37.3 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (35.9 percent decline)
5. Civic and social organizations (23 percent decline)





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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.

Cleburne County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Cleburne County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 41 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cleburne County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 10 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 43.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cleburne County, Arkansas.

Top 4 Industries
1. Grocery stores (10 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (7 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (4 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (2 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cleburne County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Utility system construction industry has grown the most with 8 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Utility system construction industry makes up 32.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Cleburne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (8 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (8 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (8 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (2 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (8 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Arkansas, which experienced a gain of 2.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Cleburne County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 11.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Arkansas, where the industry reported a loss of 2.9 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Cleburne County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.3 in percent of workers in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (11.3 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (11.1 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (8.2 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (7.2 percent decline)
5. Logging (6.5 percent decline)

Cleburne County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 47.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Cleburne County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arkansas, where this industry saw a gain of 0.2 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Cleburne County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (47.9 percent gain)
2. Utility system construction (24.7 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (15.6 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (8.0 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 Cleburne County, Arkansas

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $44,424. This median is 20.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Cleburne County had a median income of $23,400, this was 36.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Cleburne County, Arkansas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $36,938 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 40.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $21,938. Hispanic headed households in Cleburne County, Arkansas recorded a median income of $38,025, which is 3.1 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Cleburne County, Arkansas can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 29.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Cleburne County, reporting 20.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Cleburne County accounted a medium-low median household income of $36,891 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 2.1 percent lower than the median in Arkansas of $37,653 and the median is 33.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Housing Report for Cleburne County, Arkansas

In Cleburne County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 14,369 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 425 housing units since the year 2001, or 3 percent.

In the State of Arkansas, Cleburne County ranks 20 of 75 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,366 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Cleburne County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $87,400, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the Arkansas 2000 home value of $72,800 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Cleburne County, Arkansas. In 2000, 71.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Cleburne County, Arkansas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Cleburne County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.43. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.43 times greater than the national average, signifying that Cleburne specializes in Manufacturing.

In Cleburne County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 31.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,820 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 17.7 and 11.2 percent of industry employment.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Cleburne County, growing in new jobs by 32.9 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.7 percent. The State of Arkansas underwent a employment change in the industry of 3.7 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Cleburne County. In the County, the industry averages 40 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Arkansas average establishment size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.









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