In Sharp County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Sharp County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sharp County received a wage of $34,665 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry pay the State of Arkansas of $60,694 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Sharp County, Arkansas are present in insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($32,246), specialized freight trucking ($31,287), depository credit intermediation ($29,526) and automobile dealers ($29,134) 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.

Sharp County Wages have increased by 22.4% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Sharp County, Arkansas by a total of 22.4%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Sharp County, Arkansas can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 32.2 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $30,584. The average 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.

Sharp County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 18 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 12 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sharp County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 126 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 51.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Sharp County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (126 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (28 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (24 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (14 new jobs)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (13 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sharp County

The Other general merchandise stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 61 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 38.1 percent of the total job loss in Sharp County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (61 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (49 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (36 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (13 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (2 jobs lost)

In Sharp County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 278 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Sharp County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 114.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sharp County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arkansas, where this industry saw a gain of 45.9 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Sharp County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 28.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (114.3 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (91.5 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (89.5 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (70.5 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (64.9 percent gain)

Sharp County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 38.3 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 it saw a loss of 13.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Sharp County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (38.3 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (23.2 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (18.4 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (17.6 percent decline)
5. Specialized freight trucking (13.5 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 8.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Arkansas, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 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.

Sharp County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Sharp County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 50.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sharp County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 0.6 percent. The Private households industry in Sharp County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Private households (50.0 percent gain)

Sharp County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 46.6 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Arkansas, where the it saw a loss of 4.8 percent. The losses in the Support activities for crop production industry in Sharp County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.5 percent in terms of employees in the Support activities for crop production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (46.6 percent decline)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (8.6 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (8.3 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2.9 percent decline)
5. Other crop farming (1.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 4.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Arkansas, which went through a gain of 2.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sharp County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for crop production industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 28 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 74.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Sharp County, Arkansas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (28 jobs lost)

In Sharp County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 46 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sharp County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Private households industry has added the most employment with 2 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Private households industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total employment growth in Sharp County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (2 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (5 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (15 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (11 new jobs)

Given the 8 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 1 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Sharp County, Arkansas

Compared to counties across the United States, Sharp County accounted a relatively low median household income of $29,428 (2005 Dollars). This median is 27.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Arkansas of $37,653 and the median is 67 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $26,142. This median income level is 11.2 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 24.2 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $36,563. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Sharp County had a median income of $33,638, which was 14.3 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Sharp County, Arkansas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $29,234 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.7 percent less than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic headed households in Sharp County, Arkansas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $14,552, this income level is 50.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Sharp County, Arkansas can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 18.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 33.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Sharp County, accounting 39.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Sharp County, Arkansas

When measuring the total land area, Sharp covers a total land area of 604 total square miles. The area has a low average area density of 29 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fayette, AL (29 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, MS (29 per sq. mile ), DeKalb, MO (29 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sandoval, NM (29 per sq. mile ), Gem, ID (29 per sq. mile ), Braxton, WV (29 per sq. mile ).

Sharp County, Arkansas has a population that is comprised of 95.7 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Sharp has increased the level of diversity when 1.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Sharp County, Arkansas to be 44.2 years old. The median age in Sharp is greater than the median age for the State of Arkansas of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, when it was 44.3 years old. A total of 20.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Sharp can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 56.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 22.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Sharp from outside the country. The immigration into Sharp makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Arkansas. This percent of international migration is very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Sharp County, Arkansas had a population that was estimated at 17,397 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 17,182. This growth signifies an increase of 1.3 percent. Sharp ranks 36 of 75 counties by growth in total population in Arkansas and the county ranks 1,638 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 Sharp County, Arkansas

Sharp County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $51,900, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Arkansas 2000 home 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, Sharp County stands 47 of 75 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,220 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Sharp County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,580 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 155 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.6 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Sharp County, Arkansas. In 2000, 92.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Sharp County ranks 52 of 76 total Counties throughout Arkansas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 51 of 76 Counties.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry with the largest establishments in Sharp County, with the industry averaging 21 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 19 and greater than the Arkansas typical size of 19 for the Transportation and Warehousing industry.

In Sharp County, Utilities, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.01. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities industry is 3.01 times greater than the national average, signifying that Sharp may be an exporter of products or services of Utilities.

In Sharp County, Retail Trade, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 21.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 671 people employed. The Transportation and Warehousing and Construction industries total 9 and 6.8 percent of industry employment.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Sharp County since 2001, going from making up 13.2 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Sharp County, growing in new jobs by 60.1 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -1 percent. The State of Arkansas went through a industry job change of 3.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.





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