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The West Central Arkansas Workforce Investment Area
includes the counties of Johnson, Pope, Conway, Yell, Perry, Montgomery, Garland, Hot Spring, Pike, and Clark. |
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Long-Term Employment Projections
|
Projected Industry Growth
2008-2018
Industry |
Estimated Employment
|
Projected Employment
|
Numeric Change
|
Percent Change
|
| Total Employment, All Jobs |
126,922 |
134,397 |
7,475 |
5.89 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
2,518 |
2,864 |
346 |
13.74 |
| Construction |
5,391 |
5,187 |
-204 |
-3.78 |
| Manufacturing |
18,617 |
17,843 |
-774 |
-4.16 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
22,430 |
21,441 |
-989 |
-4.41 |
| Information |
872 |
656 |
-216 |
-24.77 |
| Financial Activities |
3,943 |
4,295 |
352 |
8.93 |
| Professional and Business Services |
7,550 |
10,057 |
2,507 |
33.21 |
| Education and Health Services |
27,482 |
33,324 |
5,842 |
21.26 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
12,439 |
12,811 |
372 |
2.99 |
| Other Services (Except Government) |
4,133 |
4,037 |
-96 |
-2.32 |
| Government (Excluding State/Local Education & Hospitals) |
7,824 |
8,986 |
1,162 |
14.85 |
Projected Occupational Growth
2008-2018
Occupation |
Estimated Employment
|
Projected Employment
|
Numeric Change
|
Percent Change
|
Total Annual Openings
|
| Total, All Occupations |
126,922 |
134,397 |
7,475 |
5.89 |
3,914 |
| Management Occupations |
11,914 |
11,429 |
-485 |
-4.07 |
184 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
2,395 |
2,635 |
240 |
10.02 |
76 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
673 |
761 |
88 |
13.08 |
24 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
1,220 |
1,306 |
86 |
7.05 |
39 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
896 |
937 |
41 |
4.58 |
37 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
1,611 |
1,939 |
328 |
20.36 |
68 |
| Legal Occupations |
397 |
443 |
46 |
11.59 |
11 |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
8,439
|
10,543 |
2,104 |
24.93 |
397 |
| Arts, Design, Entertain., Sports, & Media Occs |
904 |
966 |
62 |
6.86 |
33 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations |
6,814 |
7,741 |
927 |
13.60 |
240 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
3,271 |
3,898 |
627 |
19.17 |
101 |
| Protective Service Occupations |
2,180 |
2,708 |
528 |
24.22 |
117 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
10,889 |
11,336 |
447 |
4.11 |
399 |
| Bldg & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occs |
4,631 |
5,105 |
474 |
10.24 |
142 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
3,667 |
4,882 |
1,215 |
33.13 |
214 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
12,866 |
12,987 |
121 |
0.94 |
436 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
17,053 |
17,784 |
731 |
4.29 |
462 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
1,110 |
1,145 |
35 |
3.15 |
34 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
6,015 |
6,048 |
33 |
0.55 |
141 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
5,355 |
5,469 |
114 |
2.13 |
136 |
| Production Occupations |
13,846 |
13,598 |
-248 |
-1.79 |
341 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
10,776 |
10,737 |
-39 |
-0.36 |
284 |
Top Ten Growth Industries, 2008-2018
Ranked by Net Growth
|
Industry
|
2008
Base
Employment
|
2018
Projected
Employment
|
Net
Growth
|
%
Growth
|
|
Educational Services
|
12,397 |
15,118
|
2,721
|
21.95
|
|
Administrative and Support Services
|
3,946 |
5,982
|
2,036
|
51.60
|
|
Social Assistance
|
2,908
|
4,695
|
1,787
|
61.45
|
|
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
4,657 |
5,886
|
1,229
|
26.39
|
|
Local Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals
|
3,583
|
4,397
|
814
|
22.72
|
|
State Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals
|
2,743
|
3,290
|
547 |
19.94
|
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
2,699
|
3,221
|
522
|
19.34
|
|
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
|
1,233
|
1,589
|
356
|
28.87
|
|
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
|
2,903
|
3,219
|
316 |
10.89
|
|
Food Services and Drinking Places
|
8,678
|
8,975
|
297
|
3.42
|
Top Ten Growth Occupations, 2008-2018
Ranked by Net Growth
|
Occupation
|
2008
Base
Employment
|
2018
Projected
Employment
|
Net
Growth
|
%
Growth
|
|
Personal and Home Care Aides
|
806
|
1,594
|
788
|
97.77
|
|
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|
1,400
|
1,779
|
379
|
27.07
|
|
Registered Nurses
|
2,242
|
2,560
|
318
|
14.18
|
|
Office Clerks, General
|
2,452
|
2,748
|
296 |
12.07
|
|
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
|
2,008
|
2,295
|
287 |
14.29
|
|
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
|
918
|
1,169 |
251 |
27.34
|
|
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education
|
1,235
|
1,477
|
242
|
19.60
|
|
Teacher Assistants
|
1,032
|
1,262
|
230 |
22.29
|
|
Security Guards
|
592
|
819
|
227
|
38.34
|
|
Combined Food Preparaton and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
|
2,303
|
2,518
|
215 |
9.34
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| Short-Term Employment Projections |
Projected Industry Growth
2011-2013
| Industry |
Estimated Employment
|
Projected Employment
|
Numeric Change
|
| Total Employment, All Jobs |
124,179 |
126,936 |
2,757 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
2,259 |
2,257 |
-2 |
| Construction |
4,479 |
4,506 |
27 |
| Manufacturing |
16,879 |
15,755 |
-1,124 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
20,827 |
20,906 |
79 |
| Information |
739 |
715 |
-24 |
| Financial Activities |
3,519 |
3,586 |
67 |
| Professional and Business Services |
7,760 |
8,567 |
807 |
| Education and Health Services |
29,639 |
30,351 |
712 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
12,187 |
12,399 |
212 |
| Other Services (Except Government) |
3,997 |
3,992 |
-5 |
| Government, Excluding State/Local Education and Hospitals |
8,007 |
8,073 |
66 |
Projected Occupational Growth
2011-2013
|
Occupation
|
Estimated Employment
|
Projected Employment
|
Numeric Change
|
Total Annual Openings
|
| Total, All Occupations |
124,179 |
126,936 |
2,757 |
4,893 |
| Management Occupations |
11,957 |
12,980 |
1,023 |
762 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
2,459 |
2,564 |
105 |
103 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
638 |
650 |
12 |
20 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
919 |
902 |
-17 |
23 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
583 |
592 |
9 |
24 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
2,759 |
2,820 |
61 |
83 |
| Legal Occupations |
438 |
431 |
-7 |
8 |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
8,646 |
8,836 |
190 |
279 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
1,060 |
1,108 |
48 |
57 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
4,034 |
4,197 |
163 |
130 |
| Protective Service Occupations |
2,538 |
2,570 |
32 |
88 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
10,757 |
10,988 |
231 |
522 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
4,053 |
4,322 |
269 |
230 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
12,047 |
12,505 |
458 |
658 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
17,118 |
17,329 |
211 |
566 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
1,188 |
1,181 |
-7 |
42 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
5,265 |
5,457 |
192 |
210 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
5,018 |
5,057 |
39 |
143 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
9,785 |
9,815 |
30 |
314 |
| Other |
22,917 |
22,632 |
-285 |
631 |
Top Ten Growth Industries, 2011-2013
Ranked by Net Growth
| Industry |
2011
Base
Employment
|
2013
Projected
Employment
|
Net
Growth
|
%
Growth
|
| Administrative and Support Services |
4,194 |
5,055 |
861
|
20.53%
|
|
Social Assistance
|
4,082 |
4,389 |
307 |
7.52%
|
| Food Services and Drinking Places |
8,833 |
9,080 |
247 |
2.80%
|
| Educational Services |
13,394 |
13,577 |
183 |
1.37%
|
| General Merchandise Stores |
4,131 |
4,284 |
153 |
3.70%
|
|
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
|
3,196 |
3,313 |
117 |
3.66%
|
|
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
|
1,329 |
1,401 |
72 |
5.42%
|
| Hospitals |
4,310 |
4,365 |
55 |
1.28%
|
| Ambulatory Health Care Services |
4,657 |
4,707 |
50 |
1.07%
|
| Truck Transportation |
1,657 |
1,701 |
44 |
2.66%
|
Top Ten Growth Occupations, 2011-2013
Ranked by Net Growth
|
Occupation
|
2011
Base Employment
|
2013
Projected Employment
|
Net Growth
|
% Growth
|
| Farmers, Ranchers adn Other Agricultural Managers |
7,153 |
8,113 |
960 |
13.42%
|
| Customer Service Representatives |
1,435 |
1,644 |
209
|
14.56%
|
| Personal Care Aides |
1,299 |
1,420
|
121 |
9.31%
|
|
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
|
1,885
|
2,004 |
119 |
6.31%
|
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
1,832
|
1,925 |
93 |
5.08%
|
|
Construction Laborers
|
1,142 |
1,216
|
74
|
6.48%
|
| Childcare Workers |
782 |
842 |
60
|
7.67%
|
|
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
|
2,033
|
2,089 |
56
|
2.75%
|
|
Office Clerks, General
|
2,665
|
2,719 |
54 |
2.03%
|
| Registered Nurses |
2,155 |
2,202 |
47 |
2.18% |
| Occupational Employment and Wages |
Wages of West Central's 10 Largest Occupations
May 2011
| Occupation |
Estimated Employment
|
Average
Wage
|
Entry Wage
|
Experience
Wage
|
| Retail Salespersons |
3,390 |
$22,418 |
$17,016 |
$25,119 |
| Cashiers |
3,730 |
$17,996 |
$16,833 |
$18,577 |
| Office Clerks, General |
2,500 |
$21,548 |
$16,973 |
$23,835 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
2,210 |
$17,260 |
$16,925 |
$17,428 |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants |
2,200 |
$20,994 |
$18,380 |
$22,301 |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
2,110 |
$24,661 |
$17,421 |
$28,280 |
| Registered Nurses |
2,020 |
$65,963 |
$40,247 |
$78,821 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
1,680 |
$22,162 |
$17,089 |
$24,699 |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers |
1,520 |
$21,359 |
$16,866 |
$23,606 |
| Customer Service Representatives |
1,510 |
$22,406 |
$16,615 |
$25,302 |
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Covered Employment and Earnings
|
Employment and Earnings, By Industry
Calendar Year 2010
| Industry |
Average Employing Units
|
Average Covered Employment
|
Total Earnings
|
Average Weekly Earnings
|
| Total, All Industries |
8,267 |
104,626 |
$3,129,364,003 |
$575 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
248 |
2,485 |
$89,415,955 |
$692 |
| Construction |
814 |
4,629 |
$160,145,372 |
$665 |
| Manufacturing |
360 |
16,249 |
$564,750,009 |
$668 |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,927 |
21,282 |
$646,485,165 |
$584 |
| Information |
92 |
766 |
$28,083,130 |
$705 |
| Financial Activities |
819 |
3,540 |
$122,444,142 |
$665 |
| Professional & Business Services |
929 |
7,641 |
$233,910,120 |
$589 |
| Educational & Health Services |
1,452 |
16,713 |
$538,275,021 |
$619 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
752 |
12,038 |
$160,583,736 |
$257 |
| Other Services |
522 |
2,201 |
$50,480,899 |
$441 |
| Local Government |
228 |
11,697 |
$366,586,665 |
$603 |
| State Government |
125 |
5,386 |
$168,203,789 |
$601 |
| Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Statistics |
September 2012
| County |
Civilian Labor Force
|
Number of Employed
|
Number of Unemployed
|
Unemploy. Rate
|
| West Central LWIA |
145,400 |
136,000 |
9,400 |
6.5 |
| Clark County |
10,975 |
10,125 |
850 |
7.8 |
| Conway County |
10,150 |
9,450 |
700 |
6.9 |
| Garland County |
42,225 |
39,350 |
2,875 |
6.8 |
| Hot Spring County |
16,275 |
15,300 |
975 |
6.0 |
| Johnson County |
11,575 |
10,900 |
675 |
5.9 |
| Montgomery County |
3,900 |
3,650 |
250 |
6.6 |
| Perry County |
4,800 |
4,450 |
350 |
7.1 |
| Pike County |
4,525 |
4,200 |
325 |
7.3 |
| Pope County |
30,575 |
28,700 |
1,875 |
6.1 |
| Yell County |
10,400 |
9,875 |
525 |
5.1 |
2011 Census Population
| County |
Population |
| West Central LWIA |
315,363 |
| Clark County |
22,858 |
| Conway County |
21,270 |
| Garland County |
97,124 |
| Hot Spring County |
32,881 |
| Johnson County |
25,742 |
| Montgomery County |
9,433 |
| Perry County |
10,405 |
| Pike County |
11,259 |
| Pope County |
62,331 |
| Yell County |
22,060 |
2010 Total Personal Income - BEA
| County |
Income
|
| Clark County |
$690,473,000 |
| Conway County |
$678,496,000 |
| Garland County |
$3,328,471,000 |
| Hot Spring County |
$877,028,000 |
| Johnson County |
$625,400,000 |
| Montgomery County |
$227,058,000 |
| Perry County |
$318,858,000 |
| Pike County |
$324,357,000 |
| Pope County |
$1,746,978,000 |
| Yell County |
$573,811,000 |
2010 Per Capita Income - BEA
| County |
Income
|
| Clark County |
$30,074 |
| Conway County |
$31,892 |
| Garland County |
$34,593 |
| Hot Spring County |
$26,627 |
| Johnson County |
$24,451 |
| Montgomery County |
$23,936 |
| Perry County |
$30,472 |
| Pike County |
$28,714 |
| Pope County |
$28,234 |
| Yell County |
$25,845 |
2010 Median Household Income - Census
| County |
Income
|
| Clark County |
$33,433 |
| Conway County |
$37,475 |
| Garland County |
$36,690 |
| Hot Spring County |
$37,243 |
| Johnson County |
$32,326 |
| Montgomery County |
$32,032 |
| Perry County |
$39,054 |
| Pike County |
$31,569 |
| Pope County |
$39,040 |
| Yell County |
$33,522
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