In Searcy County, jobs in the legal services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the legal services industry reported the top wages in Searcy County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Searcy County earned an annual wage of $21,651 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Arkansas of $38,044 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,391.

Other top-pay jobs in Searcy County, Arkansas are present in sawmills and wood preservation ($21,021), other specialty trade contractors ($18,912), other wood product manufacturing ($17,140) and individual and family services ($13,918) 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.

Searcy County Wages have increased by 25.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Searcy County, Arkansas by a total of 25.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Arkansas and greater 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Searcy County, Arkansas when analyzed can be described as very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 44 percent lower than the with an state 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.

Searcy County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Searcy County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 136 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Searcy County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Sawmills and wood preservation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 51 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry make up 60.7 percent of the total job loss in Searcy County, Arkansas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (51 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (22 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Searcy County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other wood product manufacturing industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 16 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other wood product manufacturing industry makes up 87.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Searcy County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (16 new jobs)
2. Legal services (2 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (4 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (111 new jobs)

Of the 6 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 2 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Searcy County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 45.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Arkansas, where the industry reported a loss of 13.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Searcy County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.4 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (45.8 percent decline)
2. Sawmills and wood preservation (40.7 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (18 percent decline)
4. Other general merchandise stores (15.7 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 12.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Arkansas, which experienced a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Searcy County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other wood product manufacturing industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 33.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Searcy County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arkansas, where the industry felt a loss of 16.2 percent. The Other wood product manufacturing industry in Searcy County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (33.1 percent gain)
2. Legal services (20.0 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.

Searcy County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Searcy County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 34 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 31.8 percent of the growth in Searcy County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (34 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (15 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (10 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (9 new jobs)

Out of the 26 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 16 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Searcy County

Given the industries in the area, the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 18 jobs. The declines in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry make up 30.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Searcy County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (18 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (17 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (7 jobs lost)
4. Private households (6 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (4 jobs lost)

In Searcy County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 172 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Searcy County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 68.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Arkansas, where the it saw a gain of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Searcy County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (68.4 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (33.3 percent decline)
3. Chemical merchant wholesalers (22 percent decline)
4. Private households (21.8 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (21.3 percent decline)

Searcy County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 103.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Searcy County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 2.7 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Searcy County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (103.6 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (53.3 percent gain)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (26.1 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (18.4 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (10.8 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Arkansas, experiencing a gain of 2.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. 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 Searcy County, Arkansas

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Searcy County had a very low median income for households of $25,034 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 50.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Arkansas of $37,653 and the median is 96.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 35.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $16,088. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Searcy County had a median household income level of $14,625, which was 41.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic headed households in Searcy County, Arkansas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $23,400, this income level is 6.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Searcy County, Arkansas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $25,092 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $35,100. This household income level is 40.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Searcy County, Arkansas can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 23.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 24.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Searcy County, with 44.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Searcy County, Arkansas

In Searcy County, Arkansas as reported in the 2000 Census, 8.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 11.2 percent of the Asian alone and 20.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Searcy County, Arkansas has a less-educated population of the working age, with 8.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Searcy is reported having a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Arkansas's proportion of 16.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Searcy County, Arkansas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Searcy have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 8 percent (Men) versus 8.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 40.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Searcy County, Arkansas

When measuring the total land area, Searcy spans a total area of 667 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 12 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities 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 ).

Searcy County, Arkansas has a population that is made of 96.9 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Searcy has increased the percent of minority population when 1.3 percent of the people were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Searcy County, Arkansas to be 44.0 years of age. The median in Searcy 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 42.3 years old. A total of 20.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Searcy can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 19.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Searcy County, Arkansas had a population of 7,969 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 8,276. The decline signifies a decrease of -3.7 percent. Searcy ranks 51 of 75 counties when calculating total change in population for Arkansas and the county ranks 2,523 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Searcy from outside the country. The immigration into Searcy makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Arkansas. This amount of international migration is very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Searcy County, Arkansas

Searcy County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $45,600, 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.

In the State of Arkansas, Searcy County places 48 of 75 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,227 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Searcy County, the census reported 4,409 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 71 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.6 percent.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Searcy County, Arkansas. In 2000, 94.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Searcy County, growing by 24.6 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -13.4 percent. The State of Arkansas experienced a sector employment shift of -11.5 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Searcy County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 25.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 289 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 23.3 and 18.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Searcy County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Health care and social assistance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.99. The level of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.99 times greater than the national average, signifying that Searcy County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Searcy County, averaging 20 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Arkansas establishments size average of 17 for the Health care and social assistance industry.









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