In Nevada County, jobs in the general freight trucking pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the general freight trucking industry paid the average highest wages in Nevada County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Nevada County received a wage of $38,272 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Arkansas of $36,534 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $41,086.

Top-pay jobs in Nevada County, Arkansas exsists in offices of physicians ($37,240), logging ($24,508), building equipment contractors ($20,911) and gasoline stations ($18,021) 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.

Nevada County Wages have increased by 18.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Nevada County, Arkansas by a total of 18.8%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Arkansas and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Nevada County, Arkansas when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 4.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $30,584. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Nevada County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Nevada County

The Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 120 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 70.2 percent of the total growth in Nevada County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (120 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (45 new jobs)
3. Professional and similar organizations (6 new jobs)

In Nevada County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 375 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Nevada County

The Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 39 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 65.6 percent of the total employment decline in Nevada County, Arkansas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (39 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (17 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (4 jobs lost)

Of the 6 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total employment has increased by 21.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Arkansas, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Nevada County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1116.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Nevada County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 12.8 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Nevada County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. General freight trucking (1116.7 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (174.8 percent gain)
3. Professional and similar organizations (73.1 percent gain)

Nevada County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 19.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Nevada County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 13.2 in percent of workers in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (44.5 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (37.9 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (29.2 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.

Nevada County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Arkansas, which went through a gain of 2.3 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Nevada County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 23.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arkansas, where the it saw a loss of 9.3 percent. The losses in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Nevada County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.3 percent in terms of employment in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (23.1 percent decline)

Nevada County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 28.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Nevada County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 0.2 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Nevada County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (28.6 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (11.3 percent gain)
3. Support activities for mining (8.1 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Nevada County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 10 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 93.9 percent of the total job loss in Nevada County, Arkansas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (10 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (25 jobs lost)
3. Home health care services (16 jobs lost)

In Nevada County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 40 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 6 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nevada County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 12 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 61.7 percent of the growth in Nevada County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (12 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (6 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.

Income and Poverty in Nevada County, Arkansas

Hispanic households in Nevada County, Arkansas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $44,540, this median household income is 41.2 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Nevada County, Arkansas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $34,754 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 31.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $21,520. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Nevada County had a median income of $54,113, this was 71.5 percent greater than the median income level in this area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Nevada County reported a relatively low median income for all households of $31,546 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 19.4 percent lower than the median in Arkansas of $37,653 and the income level is 55.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Nevada County, Arkansas can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 22.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 37.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Nevada County, reporting 40 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Nevada County, Arkansas

Nevada County, Arkansas has a population that is made up of 64.7 percent White, 32.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 2.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 34.8 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Nevada has increased the percent of minority makeup when 32.8 percent of the population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Nevada extends a total area of 620 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 15 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Val Verde, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Callahan, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Burt, NE (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, AL (15 per sq. mile ), Butler, NE (15 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MS (15 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Nevada County, Arkansas to be 39.4 years old. The median age in Nevada is greater than the median age for the State of Arkansas of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.0 years old. With a total of 23.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Nevada 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 2005 population base, with 60.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 16 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Nevada from outside the country. The immigration into Nevada makes up 0.3 percent of all immigration into Arkansas. This percent of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Nevada County, Arkansas had an estimated population of 9,550 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 9,928. The decline denotes a decrease of -3.8 percent. Nevada ranks 52 of 75 counties by growth in total population in Arkansas and the county ranks 2,622 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Nevada County, Arkansas

In Nevada County, the census reported 5,600 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 801 residential units since 2001, or 16.7 percent.

Nevada County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $41,200, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Arkansas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $72,800 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Arkansas, Nevada County is positioned 1 of 75 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 82 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

It can be understood that there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Nevada County, Arkansas. In 2000, 98.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Nevada County. The industry averages 30 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the Arkansas typical size of 17 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Nevada County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 2.57. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.57 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Nevada County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Real estate and rental and leasing has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Nevada County, with a job growth of 90.9 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of Arkansas went through a industry job change of 6.1 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Nevada County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 18.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 390 individuals. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries total 14.4 and 7.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Nevada County since 2001, going from making up 37.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.







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