Arkansas state Economy Profile

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Arkansas state Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Arkansas equals 901,640. Government workers comprise 14.94% of workers in Arkansas. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 7.84% of Arkansas labor force. There are 4,457 unpaid family workers in Arkansas.

seven point zero four percent of population are involved in construction, nineteen point three six percent are in manufacturing, and 3.27% are in wholesale trade. 5.38% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Arkansas. 6.32% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Arkansas.

60.61% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Arkansas. Seventy-nine point nine three percent of Arkansas workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point six percent of Arkansas residents work at home. 0.44% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Arkansas	%, Arkansas	United States
Population 16 years and over	2,072,068		217,168,077
In labor force	1,255,828	60.61%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,249,546	60.3%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,173,399	56.63%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	76,147	3.67%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	6,282	0.3%	0.53%
Not in labor force	816,240	39.39%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,077,083	51.98%	51.66%
In labor force	585,708	28.27%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	584,838	28.22%	29.65%
- - Employed	547,269	26.41%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	206,090	9.95%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	123,847		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	1,160,101		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	927,213	79.93%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	163,626	14.1%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	5,127	0.44%	4.73%
Walked	21,915	1.89%	2.93%
Other means	12,109	1.04%	1.19%
Worked at home	30,111	2.6%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21.9		25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	1,173,399		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	325,169	27.71%	33.65%
Service occupations	165,701	14.12%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	294,360	25.09%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	17,923	1.53%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	124,033	10.57%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	246,213	20.98%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	43,665	3.72%	1.87%
Construction	82,611	7.04%	6.78%
Manufacturing	227,187	19.36%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	38,340	3.27%	3.6%
Retail trade	152,554	13.0%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	69,611	5.93%	5.2%
Information	25,891	2.21%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	56,460	4.81%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	63,075	5.38%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	230,491	19.64%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	74,127	6.32%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	58,629	5.0%	4.87%
Public administration	50,758	4.33%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	901,640	76.84%	78.47%
Government workers	175,360	14.94%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	91,942	7.84%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	4,457	0.38%	0.31%

	Arkansas	%, Arkansas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,042,807		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	139,262	13.35%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	89,901	8.62%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	174,093	16.69%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	156,910	15.05%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	182,881	17.54%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	170,245	16.33%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	67,095	6.43%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	39,574	3.79%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	10,118	0.97%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	12,728	1.22%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,182		41,994
With earnings	800,789	38.65%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,936		56,604
With Social Security income	316,698	15.28%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,470		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	60,449	2.92%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,636		6,320
With public assistance income	30,023	1.45%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,188		3,032
With retirement income	169,540	8.18%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,469		17,376
Families	736,063		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	56,058	7.62%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	47,584	6.46%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	111,127	15.1%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	113,289	15.39%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	145,855	19.82%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	146,860	19.95%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	60,140	8.17%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	35,457	4.82%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,718	1.18%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	10,975	1.49%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	38,663		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	16,904		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	29,784		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	21,270		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	88,478		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	66,975	75.7%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	32,816	37.09%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	42,523		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	38,037	89.45%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	18,591	43.72%	42.27%
Individuals	411,777		33,899,812
18 years and over	265,456	64.47%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	49,096	11.92%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	142,406	34.58%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	97,837	23.76%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	115,751	28.11%	31.63%

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