In Jackson County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Jackson County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Jackson County was paid an annual wage of $50,592 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of Arkansas of $60,694 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Jackson County, Arkansas are present in alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers ($49,442), grocery and related product wholesalers ($37,985), health and personal care stores ($36,631) and support activities for crop production ($35,116) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Jackson County Wages have increased by 26.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Jackson County, Arkansas by a total of 26.3%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Arkansas and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Jackson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jackson County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has grown the most with 25 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 27.7 percent of the total employment growth in Jackson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (25 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (13 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (13 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (11 new jobs)
5. Lessors of real estate (8 new jobs)

In Jackson County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 764 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Of the 28 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 10 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jackson County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 57 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 23.4 percent of the total employment decline in Jackson County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (57 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (30 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (24 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (23 jobs lost)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (21 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 15.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Arkansas, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 74.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Jackson County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 24.2 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Jackson County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (74.1 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (40.3 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (35.6 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (22.5 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (20.0 percent gain)

Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 52.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Arkansas, where the it saw a gain of 17.3 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Jackson County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 8.3 in percent of workers in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (52.2 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (43.2 percent decline)
3. Private households (32.3 percent decline)
4. Support activities for crop production (27.2 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (23.7 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.

Jackson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jackson County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 0 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up . percent of the jobs lost during the period in Jackson County, Arkansas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (28 jobs lost)
2. Logging (20 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jackson County

The Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 9 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 54.9 percent of the total employment growth in Jackson County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (9 new jobs)

In Jackson County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 204 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.



Jackson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 1.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined slower than the industry sector has gone through in the Arkansas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 2.4 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Jackson County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (1.1 percent decline)

Jackson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 23.7 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Jackson County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 0.2 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Jackson County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (23.7 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (3.1 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 14.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Arkansas, which experienced a gain of 2.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.





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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 Jackson County, Arkansas

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Jackson County, Arkansas may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 17.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 41.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Jackson County, accounting 32.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic households in Jackson County, Arkansas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $32,724, this median is 11.5 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 36.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $18,734. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Jackson County reported an income level of $17,018, this was 42 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $234,001. This household income level is 697.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Jackson County, Arkansas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $31,403 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 7 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Jackson County accounted a relatively low household income of $29,345 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 28.3 percent lower than the household income median in State of Arkansas of $37,653 and the income level is 67.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Jackson County, Arkansas

Jackson County, Arkansas is made up of a less-educated population, with 10.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Jackson counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Arkansas's proportion of 16.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Jackson County, Arkansas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Jackson have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 11 percent (Men) versus 9.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 38.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Jackson County, Arkansas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 10.8 percent of the White Alone, 6.4 percent of Black or African American, 47.8 percent of the Asian alone and 5.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Jackson County, Arkansas

Jackson County, Arkansas has a population that is comprised of 78.7 percent White, 19.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 20.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Jackson has increased in diversity when 19.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

Jackson County, Arkansas had a population of 17,601 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 18,357. The decline shows a decrease of -4.1 percent. Jackson ranks 62 of 75 counties in terms of population growth in Arkansas and the county ranks 2,891 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When calculating the total land area, Jackson covers a total land area of 634 square miles. The county has a low density of 28 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, TX (28 per sq. mile ), Clark, WI (28 per sq. mile ), Burke, GA (28 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lawrence, SD (28 per sq. mile ), Holmes, MS (28 per sq. mile ), Pike, MO (28 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Jackson County, Arkansas to be 38.6 years old. The median age in Jackson is greater than the median age in the State of Arkansas of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.2 years old. With 21.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Jackson can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Jackson from outside the country. The immigration into Jackson makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Arkansas. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Jackson County, Arkansas

When compared to other counties in Arkansas, Jackson County ranks 70 of 75 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,734 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Jackson County, the real estate market was made up of 8,087 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 64 homes since 2001, or 0.8 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Jackson County, Arkansas. In 2000, 93.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Jackson County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $45,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Arkansas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $72,800 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Jackson County is made up of a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.4 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Jackson County is ranked at 42 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 between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 41 of 76 Counties.

In Jackson County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,005 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 22.5 and 16.2 percent of all employment.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Jackson County, growing in new jobs by 2.9 percent. This is less than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Arkansas faced a industry job change of 3.7 percent, in the last 5 years.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Jackson County, averaging 37 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Arkansas establishments size average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Jackson County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.78. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing sector is 1.78 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Jackson specializes in Manufacturing.







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