In Miller County, jobs in the grocery and related product wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the grocery and related product wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Miller County for 2006. The average industry job in Miller County was paid an annual wage of $51,345 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Arkansas of $42,707 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $43,831.

High-wage employment in Miller County, Arkansas exsists in insurance carriers ($48,192), petroleum merchant wholesalers ($42,644), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($42,216) and plastics product manufacturing ($40,877) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Miller County Wages have increased by 19.5% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Miller County, Arkansas by a total of 19.5%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Miller County Industry Wages Exceed Arkansas, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Miller County, Arkansas can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 3.4 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $30,584. The average 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.

Miller County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Miller County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 72.5 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 sector experienced a loss of 15.8 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Miller County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (72.5 percent decline)
2. Death care services (64.9 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (58.8 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (41.8 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (40 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 8.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Arkansas, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Miller County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 84.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Miller County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where this industry saw a gain of 7.6 percent. The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry in Miller County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (84.9 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (78.7 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (55.0 percent gain)
4. Employment services (51.5 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (36.4 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Miller County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 196 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 22.0 percent of the total employment decline in Miller County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (196 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (182 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (144 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (83 jobs lost)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (68 jobs lost)

Out of the 40 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 23 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 17 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Miller County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 168 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 38.6 percent of the total growth in Miller County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (168 new jobs)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (51 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (47 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (35 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (21 new jobs)

In Miller County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 980 jobs between mid-2001 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.

Miller County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Miller County

The Building equipment contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 45 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 38.1 percent of the total employment decline in Miller County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (45 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (18 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (15 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (10 jobs lost)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (8 jobs lost)

In Miller County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 179 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 35 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 21 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Miller County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 43 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 23.0 percent of the total employment growth in Miller County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (43 new jobs)
2. Residential mental health facilities (34 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (23 new jobs)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (19 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (12 new jobs)

Miller County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 48.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Miller County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 0.8 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Miller County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (48.6 percent gain)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (34.4 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (31.1 percent gain)
4. Other support services (29.4 percent gain)
5. Private households (28.6 percent gain)

Miller County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 37.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arkansas, where the industry reported a gain of 12 percent. The losses in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Miller County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.9 in percent of jobs in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (37.5 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (34.7 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (27.8 percent decline)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (17.5 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (14.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Arkansas, which went through a gain of 2.3 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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 Miller County, Arkansas

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Miller County, Arkansas can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 19.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 42.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Miller County, accounting 34.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic in Miller County, Arkansas reported a median household income of $28,031, which is 22.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 45.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $19,640. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $57,038. This median is 57.5 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Miller County reported a median household income of $32,358, this was 10.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Miller County, Arkansas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $41,338 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 14.2 percent greater than the median in 2000.

Compared to counties across the United States, Miller County was reported to have a medium-low median income for households of $36,213 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 4 percent lower than the median income in State of Arkansas of $37,653 and the median household income is 35.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Demographic Profile for Miller County, Arkansas

Miller County, Arkansas has a population base that is comprised of 72.8 percent White, 23.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 25.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Miller has increased the percent of minority makeup when 24.9 percent of the people were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Miller encompasses a total area of 624 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 69 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Greene, PA (69 per sq. mile ), Fayette, OH (69 per sq. mile ), Webster, LA (69 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sauk, WI (69 per sq. mile ), Marshall, IA (69 per sq. mile ), Ben Hill, GA (69 per sq. mile ).

Miller County, Arkansas had a total estimated population of 43,162 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 40,453. This growth shows an increase of 6.7 percent. Miller ranks 12 of 75 counties when analyzing total population change in Arkansas and the county ranks 700 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Miller County, Arkansas to be 36.6 years old. The median in Miller is less than the median age in Arkansas of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.0 years old. With a total of 24.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Miller can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.7 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Miller from outside the country. The immigration into Miller makes up 0.7 percent of the total international migration into the State of Arkansas. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Miller County, Arkansas

In Miller County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 18,801 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 796 housing units since the year 2001, or 4.4 percent.

Miller County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $63,700, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Arkansas 2000 home value of $72,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Throughout the State of Arkansas, Miller County stands 11 of 75 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 963 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Miller County, Arkansas. In 2000, 89.9 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Miller County. The industry averages 77 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Arkansas average establishment size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Transportation and Warehousing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Miller County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 7.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

Miller County is ranked number 20 of 76 Counties throughout the State of Arkansas by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 19 of 76 Counties.

In Miller County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.07. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.07 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Miller County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

In Miller County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 26.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,837 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 14.1 and 11.5 percent of total employment, respectively.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Miller County, growing by 32.4 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of -0.6 percent. The State of Arkansas underwent a employment change in the industry of -6.3 percent, during the time since 2001.





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