In Logan County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Logan County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Logan County earned an annual wage of $58,565 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Arkansas of $69,571 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,074.

Top-pay jobs in Logan County, Arkansas may be found in offices of physicians ($58,034), management and technical consulting services ($54,077), support activities for mining ($48,940) and specialized freight trucking ($42,420) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Logan County Wages have increased by 11.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Logan County, Arkansas by a total of 11.1%. This is less than the growth in industry 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Logan County, Arkansas can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 24.3 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $30,584. The industry pay 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.

Logan County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Logan County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 49 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 28.3 percent of the total employment growth in Logan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (49 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (37 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (16 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (15 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (14 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Logan County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nonresidential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 36 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 37.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Logan County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (36 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (20 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (12 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (11 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (10 jobs lost)

Out of the 22 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 15 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Logan County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 17 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Arkansas, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Logan County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 54 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Arkansas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 6.9 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Logan County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.6 percent in terms of employment in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (54 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (25 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (24.6 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (22.1 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (21.9 percent decline)

Logan County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 254.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Logan County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where this industry saw a gain of 90.9 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Logan County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 35 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (254.5 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (90.5 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (71.9 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (68.9 percent gain)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (62.1 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.

Logan County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Logan County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 37 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential building construction industry makes up 23.1 percent of the total growth in Logan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (37 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (30 new jobs)
3. Private households (15 new jobs)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (14 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (11 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Logan County

Given the industries in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 23 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 31.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Logan County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (23 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (21 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (5 jobs lost)
5. Home health care services (4 jobs lost)

Of the 32 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 11 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 20 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Logan County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 201 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Logan County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 80.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Logan County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 0.6 percent. The Private households industry in Logan County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (80.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (68.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (62.3 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (60.0 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (32.4 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 6.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Arkansas, experiencing a gain of 2.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Logan County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 45.4 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 sector has felt in the State of Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 3.3 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Logan County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 6.1 in percent of jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (45.4 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (34.3 percent decline)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (26.1 percent decline)
4. Activities related to real estate (22.6 percent decline)
5. Home health care services (21.7 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.

Income and Poverty in Logan County, Arkansas

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Logan County had a relatively low household income of $33,162 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 13.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Arkansas of $37,653 and the median is 48.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Logan County, Arkansas can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 19.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Logan County, having 21.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Logan County, Arkansas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $33,016 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent less than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Logan County, Arkansas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $35,222, this median is 6.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Logan County had a median income of $42,203, this median was 27.3 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 16.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $27,788. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $59,475. This median income level is 79.3 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.







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

Higher Education in Logan County, Arkansas

In Logan County, Arkansas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 9.2 percent of the White Alone, 4 percent of Black or African American, 68.8 percent of the Asian alone and 12.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Logan County, Arkansas has a less-educated working age population, with 9.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Logan was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors 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.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Logan County, Arkansas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 38.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Logan have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 8.6 percent (Men) versus 10.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 38.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Logan County, Arkansas

Logan County, Arkansas has a population that is made of 94.2 percent White, 1.3 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 3.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Logan has increased the level of diversity when 2.4 percent of the people were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Logan covers a total land area of 710 total square miles. The area has a low average population density of 32 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Jefferson, GA (32 per sq. mile ), Barbour, AL (32 per sq. mile ), Adams, WI (32 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Nelson, VA (32 per sq. mile ), Jackson, IA (32 per sq. mile ), Terrell, GA (32 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Logan County, Arkansas to be 39.4 years of age. The median in Logan 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 38.1 years old. A total of 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Logan can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Logan County, Arkansas had a total estimated population of 22,944 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 22,512. This growth shows an increase of 1.9 percent. Logan ranks 28 of 75 counties when calculating total change in population for Arkansas and the county ranks 1,442 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Since 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Logan internationally. The migration from outside the US into Logan totals 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Arkansas. This amount of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Logan County, Arkansas

The State of Arkansas, Logan County ranks 52 of 75 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,326 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Logan County, the census reported 10,175 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 151 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.5 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Logan County, Arkansas. In 2000, 93.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Logan County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $54,000, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Arkansas 2000 home median value of $72,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Logan County, Mining, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.2. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 3.2 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Logan County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

In Logan County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 40.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,808 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 16.5 and 16.5 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Logan County. The industry averages 67 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Arkansas typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Logan County, increasing by 60 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Arkansas had an industry job change of 3.7 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Logan County. The industry was hit with a loss of 195 jobs, or 9.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 57.2 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.







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