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The Northeast Arkansas Workforce Investment Area includes the counties of Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, and Randolph. |
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Long-Term Employment Projections
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Projected Industry Growth
2008-2018
Industry |
Estimated Employment
|
Projected Employment
|
Numeric Change
|
Percent Change
|
| Total Employment, All Jobs |
107,723 |
113,403 |
5,680 |
5.27 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
1,975 |
2,332 |
357 |
18.08 |
| Construction |
3,297 |
2,866 |
-431 |
-13.07 |
| Manufacturing |
22,130 |
22,506 |
376 |
1.70 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
18,054 |
16,781 |
-1,273 |
-7.05 |
| Information |
932 |
650 |
-282 |
-30.26 |
| Financial Activities |
3,435 |
3,566 |
131 |
3.81 |
| Professional and Business Services |
7,034 |
9,149 |
2,115 |
30.07 |
| Education and Health Services |
24,049 |
28,000 |
3,951 |
16.43 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
7,671 |
8,079 |
408 |
5.32 |
| Other Services (Except Government) |
2,695 |
1,925 |
-770 |
-28.57 |
| Government (Excluding State/Local Education & Hospitals) |
6,374 |
7,312 |
938 |
14.72 |
Projected Occupational Growth
2008-2018
Occupation |
Estimated Employment
|
Projected Employment
|
Numeric Change
|
Percent Change
|
Total Annual Openings
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| Total, All Occupations |
107,723 |
113,403 |
5,680 |
5.27 |
3,312 |
| Management Occupations |
8,856 |
8,792 |
-64 |
-0.72 |
169 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
2,190 |
2,316 |
126 |
5.75 |
67 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
1,047 |
1,161 |
114 |
10.89 |
38 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
790 |
888 |
98 |
12.41 |
27 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
384 |
458 |
74 |
19.27 |
19 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
1,268 |
1,490 |
222 |
17.51 |
50 |
| Legal Occupations |
406 |
429 |
23 |
5.67 |
9 |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
7,488 |
8,506 |
1,018 |
13.60 |
266 |
| Arts, Design, Entertain., Sports, & Media Occs |
716 |
721 |
5 |
.70 |
22 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations |
5,457 |
6,834 |
1,377 |
25.23 |
257 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
2,716 |
3,278 |
562 |
20.69 |
87 |
| Protective Service Occupations |
1,584 |
1,860 |
276 |
17.42 |
73 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
8,412 |
8,977 |
565 |
6.72 |
312 |
| Bldg & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occs |
3,579 |
3,851 |
272 |
7.60 |
90 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
2,889 |
3,181 |
292 |
10.11 |
106 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
11,066 |
10,579 |
-487 |
-4.40 |
350 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
14,327
|
14,843 |
516 |
3.60 |
403 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
1,263 |
1,414 |
151 |
11.96 |
50 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
3,718 |
3,666 |
-52 |
-1.40 |
83 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
4,583 |
4,951 |
368 |
8.03 |
149 |
| Production Occupations |
16,291 |
16,254 |
-37 |
-0.23 |
437 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
8,693 |
8,954 |
261 |
3.00 |
250 |
Top Ten Growth Industries, 2008-2018
Ranked by Net Growth
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Industry
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2008
Base
Employment
|
2018
Projected
Employment
|
Net
Growth
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%
Growth
|
|
Administrative and Support Services
|
4,733
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6,564
|
1,831
|
38.69
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Food Manufacturing
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2,122
|
3,428
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1,306
|
61.55
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Hospitals
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4,305
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5,446
|
1,141
|
26.50
|
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Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
4,021
|
5,111
|
1,090
|
27.11
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Educational Services
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10,690
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11,660
|
970
|
9.07
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Food Services and Drinking Places
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6,717
|
7,340
|
623
|
9.27
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Local Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals
|
3,734
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4,341
|
607
|
16.26
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Social Assistance
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2,675
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3,239
|
564
|
21.08
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Primary Metal Manufacturing
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3,646
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4,196
|
550
|
15.09
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Chemical Manufacturing
|
261
|
756
|
495
|
189.66
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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
|
Net
Growth
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%
Growth
|
|
Registered Nurses
|
1,558
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2,074
|
516
|
33.12
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Personal and Home Care Aides
|
662
|
1,025
|
363
|
54.83
|
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Customer Service Representatives
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949
|
1,191
|
242
|
25.50
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Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
|
1,424
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1,642
|
218
|
15.31
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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
|
1,548
|
1,738
|
190
|
12.27
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Industrial Machinery Mechanics
|
482
|
669
|
187
|
38.80
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| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
1,274 |
1,455
|
181
|
14.21
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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
|
1,187
|
1,364
|
177
|
14.91
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Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
|
1,652
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1,782
|
130
|
7.87
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Cooks, Fast Food
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1,135
|
1,245
|
110
|
9.69
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Short-Term Employment Projections
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Projected Industry Growth
2011-2013
| Industry |
Estimated Employment
|
Projected Employment
|
Numeric Change
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| Total Employment, All Jobs |
105,840 |
107,491 |
1,651 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
1,609 |
1,584 |
-25 |
| Construction |
2,697 |
2,727 |
30 |
| Manufacturing |
20,058 |
20,195 |
137 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
17,895 |
18,521 |
626 |
| Information |
877 |
869 |
-8 |
| Financial Activities |
3,080 |
3,061 |
-19 |
| Professional and Business Services |
6,767 |
6,683 |
-84 |
| Education and Health Services |
26,041 |
26,564 |
523 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
7,587 |
7,922 |
335 |
| Other Services (Except Government) |
2,576 |
2,542 |
-34 |
| Government, Excluding State/Local Education and Hospitals |
6,539 |
6,530 |
-9 |
Projected Occupational Growth
2011-2013
|
Occupation
|
Estimated Employment
|
Projected Employment
|
Numeric Change
|
Total Annual Openings
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| Total, All Occupations |
105,840 |
107,491 |
1,651 |
3,872 |
| Management Occupations |
9,314 |
9,456 |
142 |
251 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
1,967 |
2,018 |
51 |
65 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
689 |
682 |
-7 |
16 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
612 |
618 |
6 |
23 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
223 |
233 |
10 |
12 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations |
1,998 |
2,035 |
37 |
58 |
| Legal Occupations |
432 |
423 |
-9 |
7 |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
8,815 |
8,889 |
74 |
243 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
1,001 |
1,005 |
4 |
38 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
3,220 |
3,336 |
116 |
101 |
| Protective Service Occupations |
1,565 |
1,559 |
-6 |
44 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
8,112 |
8,400 |
288 |
452 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
2,373 |
2,493 |
120 |
113 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
10,697 |
10,799 |
102 |
521 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
13,766 |
13,723 |
-43 |
346 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations |
1,050 |
1,037 |
-13 |
34 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
3,525 |
3,545 |
20 |
106 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
4,284 |
4,485 |
201 |
197 |
| Production Occupations |
14,834 |
15,162 |
328 |
691 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
7,733 |
7,738 |
5 |
263 |
| Other |
9,630 |
9,855 |
225 |
289 |
Top Ten Growth Industries, 2011-2013
Ranked by Net Growth
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Industry
|
2011
Base
Employment
|
2013
Projected
Employment
|
Net
Growth
|
%
Growth
|
|
Food Services and Drinking Places
|
6,559 |
6,922
|
323 |
4.89%
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| Machinery Manufacturing |
1,679 |
1,984 |
305
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18.17%
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| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
2,997 |
3,296 |
299 |
9.98%
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Social Assistance
|
3,369 |
3,663 |
294 |
8.73%
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Support Activities for Transportation
|
527 |
806 |
279 |
52.94%
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| Chemical Manufacturing |
544 |
803 |
259 |
47.61%
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| Primary Metal Manufacturing |
3,793 |
4,006 |
213 |
5.62%
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General Merchandise Stores
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3,644 |
3,808 |
164
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4.50%
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Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
4,238 |
4,346 |
108
|
2.55%
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| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores |
354 |
461
|
107
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30.23%
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Top Ten Growth Occupations, 2011-2013
Ranked by Net Growth
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Occupation
|
2011
Base
Employment
|
2013
Projected
Employment
|
Net
Growth
|
%
Growth
|
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
1,647 |
1,800 |
153 |
9.29%
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| Personal Care Aides |
752 |
812 |
60 |
7.98%
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| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
751 |
808 |
57 |
7.59%
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| Cooks, Fast Food |
994 |
1,048 |
54 |
5.43%
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| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
1,631 |
1,680 |
49 |
3.00%
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Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
|
1,593 |
1,639 |
46 |
2.89%
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| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
822 |
864 |
42 |
5.11%
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| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |
886 |
926 |
40 |
4.51%
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| Laborers, Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
1,901 |
1,939 |
38 |
2.00%
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| Office Clerks, General |
1,980
|
2,015
|
35 |
1.77%
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| Occupational Employment and Wages |
Wages of Northeast's 10 Largest Occupations
May 2011
| Occupation |
Estimated Employment
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Average
Wage
|
Entry Wage
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Experience
Wage
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| Retail Salespersons |
3,200 |
$22,089 |
$17,059 |
$24,604 |
| Cashiers |
2,530 |
$17,574 |
$16,927 |
$17,898 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
2,220 |
$22,662 |
$17,086 |
$25,450 |
| Team Assemblers |
2,090 |
$26,072 |
$18,200 |
$30,008 |
| Office Clerks, General |
1,830 |
$22,676 |
$16,961 |
$25,533 |
| Registered Nurses |
1,780 |
$52,909 |
$40,159 |
$59,284 |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
1,680 |
$24,842 |
$17,432 |
$28,547 |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants |
1,670 |
$20,642 |
$17,015 |
$22,455 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
1,590 |
$16,801 |
$16,691 |
$16,865 |
| Teacher Assistants |
1,360 |
$18,745 |
$16,998 |
$19,618 |
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Covered Employment and Earnings
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Employment and Earnings, By Industry
Calendar Year 2010
| Industry |
Average Employing Units
|
Average Covered Employment
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Total Earnings
|
Average Weekly Earnings
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| Total, All Industries |
6,618 |
91,821 |
$2,958,102,126 |
$620 |
| Natural Resources and Mining |
388 |
2,058 |
$59,599,456 |
$557 |
| Construction |
477 |
2,936 |
$104,831,524 |
$687
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| Manufacturing |
337 |
19,028 |
$811,537,981 |
$820 |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,702 |
17,919 |
$520,774,930 |
$559 |
| Information |
69 |
893 |
29,431,132 |
$612 |
| Financial Activities |
580 |
3,206 |
$118,790,394 |
$712 |
| Professional and Business Services |
683 |
6,652 |
$187,557,332 |
$542 |
| Educational and Health Services |
1,201 |
14,227 |
$496,965,671 |
$672 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
498 |
7,667 |
$91,568,842 |
$230 |
| Other Services |
370 |
1,509 |
32,714,219 |
$417 |
| Local Government |
216 |
11,357 |
$346,804,089 |
$587 |
| State Government |
99 |
4,369 |
$158,526,556 |
$698 |
| Unemployment Rates and Labor Force Statistics |
September 2012
| County |
Civilian Labor Force
|
Number of Employed
|
Number of Unemployed
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Unemploy. Rate
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| Northeast LWIA |
122,475 |
113,375 |
9,100 |
7.4 |
| Clay County |
5,900 |
5,275 |
625 |
10.7 |
| Craighead County |
48,925 |
45,850 |
3,075 |
6.3 |
| Greene County |
19,500 |
18,000 |
1,500 |
7.7 |
| Lawrence County |
7,450 |
6,875 |
575 |
7.6 |
| Mississippi County |
22,625 |
20,650 |
1,975 |
8.8 |
| Poinsett County |
10,700 |
9,975 |
725 |
6.9 |
| Randolph County |
7,375 |
6,750 |
625 |
8.5 |
2011 Census Population
| County |
Population |
| Northeast LWIA |
262,590 |
| Clay County |
15,880 |
| Craighead County |
98,315
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| Greene County |
42,720 |
| Lawrence County |
17,178 |
| Mississippi County |
45,966 |
| Poinsett County |
24,514 |
| Randolph County |
18,017 |
2010 Total Personal Income - BEA
| County |
Income
|
| Clay County |
$466,624,000 |
| Craighead County |
$3,081,660,000 |
| Greene County |
$1,185,316,000 |
| Lawrence County |
$468,050,000 |
| Mississippi County |
$1,307,107,000 |
| Poinsett County |
$716,059,000 |
| Randolph County |
$483,115,000 |
2010 Per Capita Income - BEA
| County |
Income
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| Clay County |
$29,037 |
| Craighead County |
$31,867 |
| Greene County |
$28,107 |
| Lawrence County |
$26,867 |
| Mississippi County |
$28,212 |
| Poinsett County |
$29,166 |
| Randolph County |
$26,885 |
2010 Median Household Income - Census
| County |
Income
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| Clay County |
$31,976 |
| Craighead County |
$37,780 |
| Greene County |
$36,391 |
| Lawrence County |
$32,869 |
| Mississippi County |
$32,169 |
| Poinsett County |
$32,130 |
| Randolph County |
$33,401 |
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