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The City of Little Rock Workforce Investment Area
includes the area inside the city limits of Little Rock.
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| Please Note: Many of the statistics below are not available for the city of Little Rock. Data for Pulaski County has been substituted unless otherwise noted. |
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Long-Term Employment Projections
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*Long-Term Employment Projections include only the area inside the City of Little Rock.
Projected Industry Growth
2008-2018
Industry |
Estimated Employment
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Projected Employment
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Numeric Change
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Percent Change
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| Total Employment, All Jobs |
189,071 |
198,892 |
9,821 |
5.19 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
678 |
669 |
-9 |
-1.33 |
| Construction |
5,431 |
5,819 |
388 |
7.14 |
| Manufacturing |
9,072 |
9,503 |
431 |
4.75 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
29,179 |
24,765 |
-4,414 |
-15.13 |
| Information |
7,560 |
7,795 |
235 |
3.11 |
| Financial Activities |
13,277 |
12,835 |
-442 |
-3.33 |
| Professional and Business Services |
26,957 |
28,201 |
1,244 |
4.61 |
| Education and Health Services |
39,899 |
47,526 |
7,627 |
19.12 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
13,574 |
14,056 |
482 |
3.55 |
| Other Services (Except Government) |
7,752 |
10,814 |
3,062 |
39.50 |
| Government (Excluding State/Local Education & Hospitals) |
22,083 |
23,691 |
1,608 |
7.28 |
Projected Occupational Growth
2008-2018
Occupation |
Estimated Employment
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Projected Employment
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Numeric Change
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Percent Change
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Total Annual Openings
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| Total, All Occupations |
189,071 |
198,892 |
9,821 |
5.19 |
5,860 |
| Management Occupations |
12,196 |
12,589 |
393 |
3.22 |
349 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
12,303 |
13,580 |
1,277 |
10.38 |
397 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
6,866 |
7,407 |
541 |
7.88 |
220 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
2,849 |
2,901 |
52 |
1.83 |
76 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
3,117 |
3,662 |
545 |
17.48 |
148 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
2,732 |
3,286 |
554 |
20.28 |
115 |
| Legal Occupations |
1,848 |
1,657 |
-191 |
-10.34 |
30 |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
4,255 |
4,765 |
510 |
11.99 |
144 |
| Arts, Design, Entertain., Sports, & Media Occs |
3,461 |
3,693 |
232 |
6.70 |
125 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations |
16,522 |
19,831 |
3,309 |
20.03 |
666 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
5,315 |
6,321 |
1,006 |
18.93 |
161 |
| Protective Service Occupations |
4,008 |
4,331 |
323 |
8.06 |
145 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
11,933 |
12,802 |
869 |
7.28 |
504 |
| Bldg & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occs |
6,990 |
7,412 |
422 |
6.04 |
160 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
5,554 |
6,627 |
1,073 |
19.32 |
236 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
17,259 |
15,799 |
-1,460 |
-8.46 |
489 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
38,530 |
39,580 |
1,050 |
2.73 |
1,050 |
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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
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217 |
225 |
8 |
3.69 |
7 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
6,290 |
6,687 |
397 |
6.31 |
155 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
7,155 |
7,241 |
86 |
1.20 |
185 |
| Production Occupations |
7,701 |
8,011 |
310 |
4.03 |
210 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
11,970 |
10,485 |
-1,485 |
-12.41 |
288 |
Top Ten Growth Industries, 2008-2018
Ranked by Net Growth
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Industry
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2008
Base
Employment
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2018
Projected
Employment
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Net
Growth
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%
Growth
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Hospitals
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20,989
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26,448
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5,459
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26.01
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Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional & Similar Organizations
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5,095
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8,068
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2,973
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58.35
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| Administrative and Support Services |
12,301 |
14,688 |
2,387 |
19.40 |
| State Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals |
12,681 |
14,857 |
2,176 |
17.16 |
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Ambulatory Health Care Services
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8,007 |
8,914
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907
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11.33
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| Food Services and Drinking Places |
10,250 |
10,994 |
744 |
7.26 |
| Machinery Manufacturing |
894 |
1,512 |
618 |
69.13 |
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Educational Services
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4,501
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5,011
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510
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11.33
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Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
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2,279 |
2,686
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407 |
17.86
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Construction of Buildings
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1,974
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2,341
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367 |
18.59
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Top Ten Growth Occupations, 2008-2018
Ranked by Net Growth
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Occupation
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2008
Base
Employment
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2018
Projected
Employment
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Net
Growth
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%
Growth
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Registered Nurses
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6,347
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8,117
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1,770
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27.89
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Customer Service Representatives
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4,682
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5,493
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811
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17.32
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Personal and Home Care Aides
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1,853
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2,634
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781
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42.15
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Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants
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2,651
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3,222
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571
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21.54
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Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
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2,748
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3,123
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375 |
13.65
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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
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2,447
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2,755
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308
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12.59
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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
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1,649 |
1,927
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278 |
16.86
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Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
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795
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1,062
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267
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33.58
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Security Guards
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1,865 |
2,132
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267 |
14.32
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Public Relations Specialists
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618
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881
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263 |
42.56
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| Short-Term Employment Projections |
* Short-Term Employment Projections include only the area inside the city limits of Little Rock.
Projected Industry Growth
2011-2013
| Industry |
Estimated Employment
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Projected Employment
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Numeric Change
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| Total Employment, All Jobs |
185,512 |
186,448 |
936 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
532 |
528 |
-4 |
| Construction |
3,917 |
3,865 |
-52 |
| Manufacturing |
7,639 |
8,053 |
414 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
26,290 |
26,507 |
217 |
| Information |
5,734 |
5,299 |
-435 |
| Financial Activities |
12,722 |
12,825 |
103 |
| Professional and Business Services |
23,217 |
23,692 |
475 |
| Education and Health Services |
47,634 |
48,038 |
404 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
13,384 |
13,778 |
394 |
| Other Services (Except Government) |
8,517 |
7,946 |
-571 |
| Government, Excluding State/Local Education and Hospitals |
23,350 |
23,495 |
145 |
Projected Occupational Growth
2011-2013
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Occupation
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Estimated Employment
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Projected Employment
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Numeric Change
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Total Annual Openings
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| Total, All Occupations |
185,512 |
186,448 |
936 |
5,485 |
| Management Occupations |
11,651 |
11,602 |
-49 |
240 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
10,983 |
11,057 |
74 |
269 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
5,875 |
5,945 |
70 |
156 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
2,428 |
2,487 |
59 |
78 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
1,859 |
1,900 |
41 |
79 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
3,836 |
3,932 |
96 |
124 |
| Legal Occupations |
3,205 |
3,166 |
-39 |
53 |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
9,804 |
9,812 |
8 |
224 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
3,234 |
3,201 |
-33 |
94 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
5,294 |
5,393 |
99 |
119 |
| Protective Service Occupations |
4,779 |
4,835 |
56 |
136 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
12,233 |
12,525 |
292 |
666 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
5,739 |
5,235 |
-504 |
158 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
16,481 |
16,754 |
273 |
688 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
34,981 |
34,861 |
-120 |
822 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
236 |
236 |
0 |
9 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
4,929 |
4,900 |
-29 |
118 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
6,631 |
6,596 |
-35 |
182 |
| Other |
41,334 |
42,011 |
677 |
1,270 |
Top Ten Growth Industries, 2011-2013
Ranked by Net Growth
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Industry
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2011
Base
Employment
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2013
Projected
Employment
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Net
Growth
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%
Growth
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Administrative and Support Services
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10,089 |
10,454 |
365 |
3.62%
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Food Services and Drinking Places
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10,219 |
10,564 |
345 |
3.38%
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| Ambulatory Health Care Services |
7,556 |
7,759 |
203 |
2.69%
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| Management, Scientific, & Technical Consulting Srvcs |
1,243 |
1,443 |
200 |
16.09%
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Hospitals
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20,910 |
21,087 |
177 |
0.85%
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| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
2,141 |
2,311 |
170 |
7.94%
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Machinery Manufacturing
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745 |
907 |
162 |
21.74%
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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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9,629 |
9,784 |
155 |
1.61%
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General Merchandise Stores
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3,255 |
3,371 |
116 |
3.56%
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| Federal Government, Excluding Post Office |
3,984 |
4,085 |
101 |
2.54% |
Top Ten Growth Occupations, 2011-2013
Ranked by Net Growth
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Occupation
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2011
Base
Employment
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2013
Projected
Employment
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Net
Growth
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%
Growth
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| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
2,896 |
3,163 |
267
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9.22%
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| Registered Nurses |
6,858 |
7,041 |
183 |
2.67%
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| Telemarketers |
845 |
891 |
46 |
5.44%
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| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants |
2,712 |
2,755 |
43 |
1.59%
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| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
504 |
541 |
37 |
7.34%
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| Office Clerks, General |
4,404 |
4,438 |
34 |
0.77%
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| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
1,777 |
1,810 |
33 |
1.86%
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Customer Service Representatives
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3,873 |
3,902 |
29
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0.75%
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| Social and Human Service Assistants |
729 |
755 |
26 |
3.57%
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| Cooks, Fast Food |
471 |
497 |
26
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5.52%
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| Occupational Employment and Wages |
Wages of Pulaski County's 10 Largest Occupations
May 2011
| Occupation |
Estimated Employment
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Average
Wage
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Entry Wage
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Experience
Wage
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| Registered Nurses |
8,160 |
$59,718 |
$43,486 |
$67,835 |
| Retail Salespersons |
7,160 |
$22,336 |
$16,987 |
$25,011 |
| Office Clerks, General |
6,110 |
$23,968 |
$17,236 |
$27,334 |
| Customer Service Representatives |
5,490 |
$30,303 |
$21,129 |
$34,889 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
4,760 |
$17,357 |
$16,912 |
$17,579 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
4,660 |
$24,211 |
$17,025 |
$27,804 |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants |
4,610 |
$22,569 |
$19,838 |
$23,934 |
| Cashiers |
4,440 |
$19,524 |
$17,078 |
$20,747 |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical and Executive |
4,340 |
$29,533 |
$21,414 |
$33,593 |
| General and Operations Managers |
4,220 |
$100,732 |
$47,428 |
$127,385 |
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Covered Employment and Earnings
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Employment and Earnings, By Industry
Calendar Year 2010
| Industry |
Average Employing Units
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Average Covered
Employment
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Total Earnings
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Average Weekly Earnings
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| Total, All Industries |
14,981 |
233,248 |
$9,576,482,735 |
$790 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
66 |
801 |
$41,696,896 |
$1,001 |
| Construction |
1,104 |
8,602 |
$370,097,263 |
$827 |
| Manufacturing |
387 |
13,122 |
$622,256,930 |
$912 |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
3,388 |
45,718 |
$1,728,237,566 |
$727 |
| Information |
235 |
7,092 |
$414,820,226 |
$1,125 |
| Financial Activities |
1,742 |
15,336 |
$902,396,350 |
$1,132 |
| Professional and Business Services |
3,056 |
33,594 |
$1,413,226,019 |
$809 |
| Educational and Health Services |
2,436 |
37,442 |
$1,585,664,136 |
$814 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
1,077 |
20,689 |
$317,498,990 |
$295 |
| Other Services |
1,166 |
7,045 |
$217,774,141 |
$594 |
| Local Government |
100 |
16,316 |
$634,231,666 |
$748 |
| State Government |
225 |
27,492 |
$1,328,582,552 |
$929 |
| Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Statistics |
September 2012
| County |
Civilian Labor Force
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Number of Employed
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Number of Unemployed
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Unemploy. Rate
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| City of Little Rock LWIA |
97,575 |
91,550 |
6,025 |
6.2 |
| Pulaski County |
190,875 |
179,275 |
11,600 |
6.1 |
*This data includes the area inside the city limits of Little Rock.
2011 Census Population
| County |
Population |
| City of Little Rock LWIA |
195,314 |
| Pulaski County |
386,299 |
2010 Total Personal Income - BEA
| County |
Income
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| Pulaski County |
$16,435,635,000 |
2010 Per Capita Income - BEA
| County |
Income
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| Pulaski County |
$42,848 |
2010 Median Household Income - Census
| County |
Income
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| Pulaski County |
$44,733 |
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