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

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Jobs in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Lawrence County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lawrence County received a wage of $47,396 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Arkansas of $60,694 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Lawrence County, Arkansas are present in nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying ($35,363), building foundation and exterior contractors ($34,035), health and personal care stores ($33,906) and misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($33,195) 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.

Lawrence County Wages have increased by 11.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Lawrence County, Arkansas by a total of 11.1%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Arkansas and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Lawrence County, Arkansas can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 26 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $30,584. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Lawrence County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 53.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Arkansas, where the it saw a gain of 24.3 percent. The losses in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Lawrence County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 10.9 percent in terms of employment in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (53.6 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (49.3 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (40 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (36 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (28.9 percent decline)

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 134.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lawrence County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Arkansas, where it saw a gain of 90.9 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Lawrence County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 35 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (134.1 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (44.2 percent gain)
3. Death care services (37.3 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (11.5 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (9.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 19.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Arkansas, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 35 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 31.8 percent of the total employment decline in Lawrence County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (35 jobs lost)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (13 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (10 jobs lost)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (10 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (10 jobs lost)

Out of the 21 4-digit NAICS industries, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Lawrence County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 711 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Individual and family services industry has grown the most with 39 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 41.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (39 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (17 new jobs)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (11 new jobs)
4. Death care services (10 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (8 new jobs)





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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.

Lawrence County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 62.7 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Arkansas, where the industry reported a gain of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Lawrence County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.1 in percent of jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (62.7 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (47.2 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (25.8 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (21.1 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (17.5 percent decline)

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Death care services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 42.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lawrence County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where it saw a gain of 0.6 percent. The Death care services industry in Lawrence County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Death care services (42.6 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (34.6 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (25.0 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (22.0 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (20.2 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Arkansas, which saw a gain of 2.3 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

The Death care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 15 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Death care services industry makes up 22.9 percent of the total growth in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Death care services (15 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (15 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (13 new jobs)
4. Child day care services (7 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (6 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other specialty trade contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 14 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 16.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lawrence County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (14 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (12 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (9 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (8 jobs lost)

Of the 34 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 13 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Lawrence County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 19 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





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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 Lawrence County, Arkansas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Lawrence County accounted a relatively low median income for all households of $31,753 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 18.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Arkansas of $37,653 and the median household income is 54.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Lawrence County, Arkansas can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 18.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 43.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Lawrence County, with 28.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Lawrence County, Arkansas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $31,763 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was only slightly greater than the median income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $51,188. This income level is 61.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 14.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $27,203. Hispanic Householders in Lawrence County, Arkansas recorded a median income of $14,625, this median is 53.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lawrence County had a median income of $22,523, which was 29.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Lawrence County, Arkansas can be considered to have a less-educated 2000 population, with 8.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Lawrence has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Arkansas's proportion of 16.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Lawrence County, Arkansas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 37.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lawrence have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 9 percent (Men) versus 8.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 36.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Lawrence County, Arkansas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 8.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 11.6 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Lawrence County, Arkansas

From 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Lawrence internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lawrence makes up 0.2 percent of all immigration into Arkansas. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Lawrence County, Arkansas has a population that is made up of 97.1 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 1.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Lawrence has increased the level of diversity when 1.2 percent of the population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Lawrence County, Arkansas to be 39.6 years of age. The median in Lawrence is greater than the median age in Arkansas of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 38.3 years old. With a total of 22.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Lawrence can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

When measuring the total land area, Lawrence extends a total area of 587 total square miles. The area has a low density of 29 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Fayette, AL (29 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, MS (29 per sq. mile ), DeKalb, MO (29 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sandoval, NM (29 per sq. mile ), Gem, ID (29 per sq. mile ), Braxton, WV (29 per sq. mile ).

Lawrence County, Arkansas had a total estimated population of 17,153 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 17,682. The decline shows a decrease of -3 percent. Lawrence ranks 57 of 75 counties by growth in total population in Arkansas and the county ranks 2,779 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Lawrence County, Arkansas

Lawrence County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $45,300, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Arkansas 2000 median home value of $72,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Lawrence County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 8,237 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 87 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.1 percent.

There seems to be a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Lawrence County, Arkansas. In 2000, 97 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

When compared to other counties in Arkansas, Lawrence County ranks 66 of 75 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,585 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Real estate and rental and leasing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Lawrence County, increasing by 50 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Arkansas underwent a employment change in the industry of 6.1 percent, during the time since 2001.

Lawrence is the County that is ranked 53 of 76 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Arkansas by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 48 of 76 Counties.

In Lawrence County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 22.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 663 employees. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 21.9 and 9 percent of total employment, respectively.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Lawrence County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 32.8 percent of employment in 2001 to 21.9 percent of employment in 2005.

Educational services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lawrence County. The industry averages 50 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 27 and greater than the State of Arkansas typical size of 16 for the Educational services industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Lawrence County. The industry was hit with a loss of 506 employees during the period, or 43.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 73 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Lawrence County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Educational services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.02. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 4.02 times greater than the national average, signifying that Lawrence County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.



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