In Little River County, jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry paid the average highest wages in Little River County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Little River County received a wage of $39,535 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Arkansas of $39,827 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $54,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Little River County, Arkansas may be found in logging ($30,763), offices of physicians ($28,874), residential building construction ($28,153) and automobile dealers ($27,835) 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.

Little River County Wages have increased by 18.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Little River County, Arkansas by a total of 18.2%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

Little River County Industry Wages Exceed Arkansas, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The overall industry wages in Little River County, Arkansas can be understood as being very high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 39.9 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $30,584. The industry pay was greater 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.

Little River County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Little River County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 18 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 21.8 percent of the total employment decline in Little River County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (18 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (18 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (13 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (11 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (10 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Little River County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 27 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 65.0 percent of the total employment growth in Little River County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (27 new jobs)
2. Lessors of real estate (7 new jobs)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (4 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (2 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2 new jobs)

Of the 14 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Little River County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 150 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Arkansas, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Little River County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 50 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 industry felt a gain of 14.8 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Little River County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 percent in terms of employees in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (50 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (37.5 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (32.4 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (28.6 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (25.7 percent decline)

Little River County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 40.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Little River County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where it saw a loss of 2.2 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Little River County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (40.8 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (36.7 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (23.8 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (22.7 percent gain)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (10.0 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.

Little River County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Little River County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 82.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Little River County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.1 percent in terms of employment in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (82.2 percent decline)
2. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (47.3 percent decline)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (46.2 percent decline)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (27.3 percent decline)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (26.6 percent decline)

Little River County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 42.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Little River County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where the industry took a loss of 2.4 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Little River County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (42.7 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (25.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 13.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Arkansas, which saw a gain of 2.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Little River County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Insurance carriers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 143 jobs. The declines in the Insurance carriers industry make up 16.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Little River County, Arkansas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (143 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (125 jobs lost)

In Little River County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 105 jobs between mid-2005 and 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 Little River County, Arkansas

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Little River County, Arkansas can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 34.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Little River County, reporting 24.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic in Little River County, Arkansas reported a median household income of $30,922, this median household income is 10.2 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Little River County, Arkansas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $38,074 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Little River County reported an income level of $47,385, this was 37.7 percent greater than the median for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $36,482. This median income level is 6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 31.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $23,468.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Little River County reported a relatively low median household income of $34,418 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 9.4 percent lower than the median in State of Arkansas of $37,653 and this is 42.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Demographic Profile for Little River County, Arkansas

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Little River from outside the country. The immigration into Little River accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Arkansas. This percent of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Little River spans a total of 532 total square miles. The area has a low density of 25 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Minidoka, ID (25 per sq. mile ), Limestone, TX (25 per sq. mile ), Hockley, TX (25 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- York, NE (25 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, MS (25 per sq. mile ), Jenkins, GA (25 per sq. mile ).

Little River County, Arkansas has a population that is comprised of 74.2 percent White, 21.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 23.3 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Little River has increased the level of diversity when 23.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Little River County, Arkansas to be 40.4 years of age. The median age in Little River is greater than the median age in the State of Arkansas of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.3 years of age. A total of 23.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Little River can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Little River County, Arkansas had a population of 13,227 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 13,625. The decline denotes a decrease of -2.9 percent. Little River ranks 53 of 75 counties when analyzing total population change in Arkansas and the county ranks 2,642 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 Little River County, Arkansas

In the State of Arkansas, Little River County ranks 56 of 75 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,393 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Little River County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $55,300, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Arkansas 2000 median home value of $72,800 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Little River County, there were a total of 6,588 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 91 homes since 2001, or 1.4 percent.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Little River County, Arkansas. In 2000, 97 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Little River County, Arkansas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Little River County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 41.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,505 individuals. The Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries make up 20.2 and 9.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Other services, except public administration has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Little River County, growing by 65 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 2.8 percent. The State of Arkansas experienced a sector employment shift of -3.7 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Little River County, with the industry averaging 116 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Arkansas average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Little River County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Transportation and Warehousing industry has a US LQ in the county of 5.45. The level of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing industry is 5.45 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Little River may be an exporter of products or services of Transportation and Warehousing.









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