In Montgomery County, jobs in the health and personal care stores pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the health and personal care stores industry had the highest average wages in Montgomery County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Montgomery County was paid an annual wage of $34,543 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Arkansas of $27,339 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $30,135.

Other high-paying jobs in Montgomery County, Arkansas are present in logging ($32,643), building equipment contractors ($18,994), grocery stores ($15,295) and individual and family services ($10,792) 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.

Montgomery County Wages have increased by 5.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Montgomery County, Arkansas by a total of 5.3%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Arkansas and less 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Montgomery County, Arkansas can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 38.2 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Montgomery County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Montgomery County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 52 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 81.3 percent of the growth in Montgomery County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (52 new jobs)

In Montgomery County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 24 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 5 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 1 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Montgomery County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 16 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 97.9 percent of the total employment decline in Montgomery County, Arkansas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (16 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (13 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (9 jobs lost)

Montgomery County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 34.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Arkansas, where the industry reported a loss of 13.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Montgomery County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 6.4 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (34.8 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Arkansas, which experienced a gain of 3.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Montgomery County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 243.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Montgomery County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 19.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Montgomery County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 13.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (243.8 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (233.3 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.

Montgomery County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Montgomery County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 3,102 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Montgomery County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 93 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 32.3 percent of the total growth in Montgomery County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (93 new jobs)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (46 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (29 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (19 new jobs)
5. Consumer goods rental (19 new jobs)

From the 66 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 39 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 25 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Montgomery County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 73 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 12.8 percent of the total employment decline in Montgomery County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (73 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (52 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (47 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (38 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (36 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 19.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Arkansas, experiencing a gain of 2.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Montgomery County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Consumer goods rental industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 105.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Montgomery County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arkansas, where the industry felt a loss of 1.8 percent. The Consumer goods rental industry in Montgomery County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 4.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (105.7 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (47.3 percent gain)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (28.3 percent gain)
4. Legal services (25.3 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (23.2 percent gain)

Montgomery County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 61.7 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 felt a gain of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Electronics and appliance stores industry in Montgomery County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.4 percent in terms of employees in the Electronics and appliance stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (61.7 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (57.8 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (53.4 percent decline)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (47 percent decline)
5. Professional and similar organizations (45.5 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 Montgomery County, Arkansas

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Montgomery County, Arkansas can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 17.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 53.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Montgomery County, reporting 30.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Montgomery County, Arkansas reported a median household income of $34,223, this median household income is 2.9 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $29,250. This median is 12 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Montgomery County, Arkansas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,434 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Montgomery County reported a median household income of $41,535, this was 24.9 percent greater than the median income level in this area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Montgomery County reported a relatively low household income of $33,253 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 13.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Arkansas of $37,653 and the median is 47.8 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 Montgomery County, Arkansas

In Montgomery County, Arkansas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 8.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 3 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Montgomery County, Arkansas may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 8.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Montgomery is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Arkansas's proportion of 16.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Montgomery County, Arkansas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 41.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Montgomery have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 8.8 percent (Men) versus 8.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 37.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Montgomery County, Arkansas

Montgomery County, Arkansas had a population that was estimated at 9,274 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 9,286. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.1 percent. Montgomery ranks 41 of 75 counties when calculating total change in population for Arkansas and the county ranks 1,948 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Montgomery County, Arkansas to be 42.7 years of age. The median in Montgomery is greater than the median age in the State of Arkansas of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 41.5 years old. A total of 21.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Montgomery can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 19.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Montgomery County, Arkansas has a population that is made of 93.5 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 3.7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Montgomery has increased in diversity when 3.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Montgomery from outside the country. The immigration into Montgomery totals 0.3 percent of immigration into the State of Arkansas. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

By measuring total land area, Montgomery spans a total area of 781 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 12 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Union, OR (12 per sq. mile ), Richland, ND (12 per sq. mile ), Baker, GA (12 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Fairbanks North Star, AK (12 per sq. mile ), Benewah, ID (12 per sq. mile ), Howard, NE (12 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Montgomery County, Arkansas

In Montgomery County, the census reported 5,221 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 95 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.9 percent.

When compared to other counties in Arkansas, Montgomery County is positioned 34 of 75 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,049 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Montgomery County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $54,000, 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 owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Montgomery County, Arkansas. In 2000, 90.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Montgomery County, with the industry averaging 26 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Arkansas average establishment size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Montgomery County, Accommodation and food services, Manufacturing and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.26. This means the percent of total employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 2.26 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Montgomery specializes in Accommodation and food services.

In Montgomery County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 22.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 256 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Construction industries make up 22.2 and 10.8 percent of industry employment.

Wholesale trade has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Montgomery County, increasing in size by 192.3 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 0.4 percent. The State of Arkansas saw a change in employment in the sector of 4.3 percent, during the period.









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