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ArkansasLabor MarketReport
February 2017
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ArkansasLabor MarketReport
February 2017
The Arkansas Labor Market is prepared monthly in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bu-reau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The current month’s estimates are preliminary, while previous month’s data is subject to revision.
Estimates of nonfarm payroll jobs show the num-ber of jobs by industry and reflect employment by place of work. Hours and earnings estimates are based on payroll and worker-hour data col-lected for production workers in manufacturing industries.
Industries are classified according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). All estimates are based on a first quarter 2016 benchmark.
Explanation of Terms and Concepts
Monthly Business Survey of Employers
A monthly sample survey designed to provide industry information on nonfarm payroll jobs. Data are compiled each month from mail surveys and telephone interviews conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in cooperation with Department of Workforce Services. The data are based on establishment records and include all workers, full-or part-time, who received pay during the payroll period which includes the 12th of the
month. Approximately 5,000 Arkansas business establishments are surveyed.
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
A term applied by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to counties that have one or more central cities and that meet specified criteria of population density, commuting patterns and social and economic integration.
Current Population Survey (CPS)
A monthly sample survey of the population 16 years of age and over, designed to provide data on the labor force, the employed and the unem-ployed. The survey is conducted each month by the Bureau of the Census for BLS. The information is collected by trained interviewers from a sample of about 60,000 households. The data collected are based on the activity reported for the calendar week including the 12th of the month. Approxi-mately 800 Arkansas households are represented in the sample survey.
Civilian Labor Force
The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older. Members of the Armed Forces are excluded.
Employment
An estimate of the number of persons who worked any time for pay or profit or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in a family business dur-ing the calendar week which includes the 12th of the month. Also included are those who, although not working, had some job attachment and were not looking for work, and persons involved in labor management disputes.
Unemployment
An estimate of the number of persons who did not have a job, but were available for work and actively seeking work during the calendar week which includes the 12th of the month.
Unemployment Rate
The number of unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force. Unemployment rates are calculated from unrounded data.
Seasonal Adjustment
A statistical technique applied to monthly data to eliminate changes that normally occur during the year due to seasonal events such as weather, major holidays, schedule shifts, harvest times, and the opening/closing of schools.
Technical Notes
Monthly Spotlight..................................................2
Arkansas Labor Force Summary.......................3
Arkansas Nonfarm Payroll Jobs........................4
Arkansas Production Workers...........................6
Metropolitan Statistical Areas...........................7
Micropolitan Statistical Areas/Cities.............14
County Labor Force Statistics..........................15
Local Workforce Development Areas..........18
Table of Contents
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February SpotlightAlternative Measures of Labor Underutilization
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In addition to the unemployment rate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) also calculates five additional es-timates based on various definitions of ‘unemployment’. These are known as Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization and are referred to as U1-U6, with U-3 as the official unemployment rate. These measures are calculated using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. Approximately 800 Arkansas households are in the survey each month.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization are available at the statewide level and are produced quarterly. Estimates are calculated using a four quar-ter moving average. The most recent data available is for the 2016 Annual Average.
The following definitions are used to calculate each measure of Labor Underutilization:
U-1 Measure: Persons unemployed for 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force. U-2 Measure: Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force.U-3 Measure: Total number of unemployed persons, as a percent of the civilian labor force (this is the definition used for the official unemployment rate).U-4 Measure: Total number of unemployed and discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.U-5 Measure: Total number of unemployed, discouraged workers, and all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus marginally attached workers.U-6 Measure: Total number of unemployed, discouraged workers, marginally attached workers, and those em-ployed part-time for economic reasons (not by choice), as a percent of the civilian labor force plus marginally attached workers.
U-1 U-2 U-3 U-4 U-5 U-6
1.6% 1.6% 3.9% 4.2% 4.7% 7.5%
Alternative Measures of Labor UnderutilizationState of Arkansas
2016 Annual Average
Alternative Measures of Labor UnderutilizationState of Arkansas
Over-the-Year Comparison (Annual Averages)
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
U-1 U-2 U-3 U-4 U-5 U-62014 AA 2015 AA 2016 AA
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State of ArkansasCivilian Labor Force Summary
Civilian Labor Force Estimates
Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
U.S. Unemployment
1,336,4461,285,753
50,6933.8
4.8
1,337,8821,288,217
49,6653.7
4.7
1,345,2801,289,620
55,6604.1
4.9
Feb 16 Feb 17 Jan 17
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Civilian Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
U.S. Unemployment
1,316,1061,261,416
54,6904.2
5.1
1,336,5271,279,561
56,9664.3
4.9
1,337,6821,276,416
61,2664.6
5.2
Feb 16 Feb 17 Jan 17
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted)State of Arkansas vs. United States
February: 2007 - 2017
Labor force data, produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and released by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, show Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point, from 3.8 percent in January to 3.7 percent in February. Arkansas’ civilian labor force rose 1,436, a result of 2,464 more employed and 1,028 fewer unemployed Arkansans. The United States’ jobless rate decreased from 4.8 percent in January to 4.7 percent in Feb-ruary.
BLS Program Operations Manager Susan Price said, “Arkansas’ unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point in February, breaking last month’s record low of 3.8 percent. Dropping to 3.7 per-cent, this month’s unemployment rate is a new record low for Arkansas.”
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
'07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17State of Arkansas United States
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State of ArkansasNonfarm Payroll Jobs
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Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 16
1216.4209.755.46.8
48.631.0
154.374.979.4
1006.7249.046.1
139.663.313.650.837.813.0
141.243.134.363.8
178.715.2
163.552.639.3
110.89.7
101.110.590.646.5
216.120.380.1
115.7
1218.2210.354.05.9
48.130.8
156.373.782.6
1007.9250.645.3
140.764.613.151.238.312.9
140.044.334.461.3
184.516.0
168.555.539.7
110.59.2
101.310.091.348.5
209.520.474.9
114.2
1233.8211.755.36.0
49.331.8
156.473.582.9
1022.1249.945.5
139.664.813.150.737.812.9
146.344.634.667.1
187.117.0
170.156.339.5
112.59.7
102.810.492.448.0
214.520.379.5
114.7
OTM OTY
17.42.0
-0.1-0.80.70.82.1
-1.43.5
15.40.9
-0.60.01.5
-0.5-0.10.0
-0.15.11.50.33.38.41.86.63.70.21.70.01.7
-0.11.81.5
-1.60.0
-0.6-1.0
15.61.41.30.11.21.00.1
-0.20.3
14.2-0.70.2
-1.10.20.0
-0.5-0.50.06.30.30.25.82.61.01.60.8
-0.22.00.51.50.41.1
-0.55.0
-0.14.60.5
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging, and Construction Mining & Logging Construction Specialty Trade Contractors Manufacturing Durable Goods Nondurable Goods Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transport, Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Business Services Professional,Scientific&Technical Management of Companies Administrative & Support Services Educational & Health Services Educational Services Health Care & Social Assistance Ambulatory Health Care Social Assistance Leisure & Hospitality Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Accommodation & Food Services Accommodation Services Food Services Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
(NAICS)
Not Seasonally Adjusted(In Thousands)
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Arkansas’ nonfarm payroll employment rose 15,600 in February to total 1,233,800. Seven major in-dustry sectors posted gains, while three sectors declined. Professional and business services added 6,300 jobs. A majority of the increase was in administrative and support services (+5,800). Jobs in government rose 5,000. Gains in state (+4,600) and local (+500) government were attributed to the re-opening of public schools after the winter break. Educational and health services added 2,600 jobs, mostly in health care and social assistance (+1,600). Leisure and hospitality increased 2,000, due in part to expansions in food services (+1,100). Employment in construction rose 1,200, with reported hiring in specialty trade contractors (+1,000).
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Jobs in Health Care and Social Assistance (Not Seasonally Adjusted)February 2014 - February 2017
January 2017 - February 2017
February 2016 - February 2017
Compared to February 2016, nonfarm payroll jobs in Arkansas increased 17,400. Growth was posted in seven major industry sectors, with minor declines in four sectors. Jobs in educational and health ser-vices rose 8,400. Sizable gains were reported in health care and social assistance (+6,600). Profession-al and business services added 5,100 jobs, spread throughout all three subsectors. The largest growth was in administrative and support services (+3,300). Manufacturing increased 2,100, with hiring in nondurable goods (+3,500) more than offsetting the losses in durable goods (-1,400). Employment in leisure and hospitality rose 1,700, all in accommodation and food services. Government posted the largest decrease (-1,600), with losses in both local (-1,000) and state (-600) government.
150,000
155,000
160,000
165,000
170,000
175,000
Feb '14 Aug '14 Feb '15 Aug '15 Feb '16 Aug '16 Feb '17
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State of ArkansasProduction Workers- Hours and Earnings
Average Weekly HoursAverage Hourly EarningsAverage Weekly Earnings
38.915.81
615.01
38.415.93
611.71
39.116.05
627.56
Feb 16 Feb 17 Jan 17
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Average Weekly HoursAverage Hourly EarningsAverage Weekly Earnings
40.517.33
701.87
40.317.28
696.38
40.617.67
717.40
Feb 16 Feb 17 Jan 17
Average Weekly HoursAverage Hourly EarningsAverage Weekly Earnings
37.514.37
538.88
36.814.66
539.49
37.714.40
542.88
Feb 16 Feb 17 Jan 17
Durable Goods Manufacturing Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
Average Weekly Hours Worked (Manufacturing)February: 2007 - 2017
Durable Goods and Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
30.0
32.0
34.0
36.0
38.0
40.0
42.0
'07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17
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Metropolitan Statistical AreasLittle Rock-North Little Rock-Conway MSA
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Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
349,151335,07514,076
4.0
Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 16343,533331,01712,516
3.6
348,275334,90613,369
3.8
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging & Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Trans., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Educational & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
354.436.516.520.0
317.970.514.939.715.96.1
20.447.655.832.514.670.49.7
35.225.5
352.136.216.220.0
315.971.314.840.516.06.1
20.446.655.631.614.569.89.7
34.725.4
351.537.116.920.2
314.469.415.138.815.56.4
20.347.253.132.414.371.39.6
35.026.7
NAICS Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 162.30.30.30.02.0
-0.80.1
-0.8-0.10.00.01.00.20.90.10.60.00.50.1
2.9-0.6-0.4-0.23.51.1
-0.20.90.4
-0.30.10.42.70.10.3
-0.90.10.2
-1.2
OTM OTY
-876-169-707-0.2
OTM OTY4,7423,889
8530.2
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway MSA= Faulkner, Grant, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, & Saline counties.
(In Thousands)
Nonfarm Payroll JobsFebruary 2015 - February 2017
340,000
342,000
344,000
346,000
348,000
350,000
352,000
354,000
356,000
358,000
360,000
Feb'15
Aug'15
Feb'16
Aug'16
Feb'17
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Metropolitan Statistical AreasFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA
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Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
260,461251,908
8,5533.3
Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 16260,799253,354
7,4452.9
267,161258,959
8,2023.1
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging & Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Trans., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Educational & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
250.937.910.427.5
213.055.512.525.617.41.97.8
52.227.924.57.6
35.62.5
14.218.9
247.037.710.327.4
209.355.912.526.017.41.97.7
50.627.724.17.6
33.82.5
12.518.8
241.537.210.027.2
204.354.612.126.016.51.97.5
47.526.923.87.4
34.72.6
13.418.7
NAICS Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 163.90.20.10.13.7
-0.40.0
-0.40.00.00.11.60.20.40.01.80.01.70.1
9.40.70.40.38.70.90.4
-0.40.90.00.34.71.00.70.20.9
-0.10.80.2
OTM OTY
6,7007,051-351-0.2
OTM OTY6,3625,605
7570.2
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA= Benton, Madison, & Washington counties in Arkansas & McDonald county in Missouri.
(In Thousands)
Number of EmployedJanuary 2015 - February 2017
Jobs in Professional and Business ServicesFebruary: 1997 - 2017
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
'97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17
205,000
215,000
225,000
235,000
245,000
255,000
265,000
275,000
J F M A M J J A S O N D2015 2016 2017
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Metropolitan Statistical AreasFort Smith MSA
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Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
121,370115,116
6,2545.2
Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 16119,017113,638
5,3794.5
120,126114,451
5,6754.7
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Total Nonfarm Goods Producing Mining, Logging & Construction Manufacturing Service Providing Trade, Transportation & Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Trans., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Educational & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Federal Government State Government Local Government
112.922.85.3
17.590.123.13.9
12.76.51.23.8
13.016.89.34.3
18.61.33.1
14.2
112.923.15.3
17.889.823.53.9
13.06.61.33.9
12.516.89.34.3
18.21.32.8
14.1
113.323.75.6
18.189.623.43.9
12.86.71.23.7
12.716.59.34.3
18.51.33.1
14.1
NAICS Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 160.0
-0.30.0
-0.30.3
-0.40.0
-0.3-0.1-0.1-0.10.50.00.00.00.40.00.30.1
-0.4-0.9-0.3-0.60.5
-0.30.0
-0.1-0.20.00.10.30.30.00.00.10.00.00.1
OTM OTY
-1,244-665-579-0.5
OTM OTY1,109
8132960.2
The Fort Smith MSA= Crawford & Sebastian counties in Arkansas & LeFlore & Sequoyah counties in Oklahoma.
(In Thousands)
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs by Sector (Ranked)February 2017
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000
Information
Financial Activities
Other Services
Mining-Logging-Construction
Leisure & Hospitality
Professional & Business Services
Educational & Health Services
Manufacturing
Government
Trade-Transportation-Utilities
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Metropolitan Statistical AreasHot Springs MSA
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Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
39,82137,8991,922
4.8
Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 1639,70137,9041,797
4.5
40,27938,4341,845
4.6
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
458535-77-0.2
OTM OTY578530480.1
The Hot Springs MSA= Garland County.
(In Thousands)
Number of EmployedFebruary 2013 - February 2017
38.14.4
33.74.5
37.94.4
33.54.4
37.24.3
32.94.6
NAICS Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 160.20.00.20.1
0.90.10.8
-0.1
OTM OTYTotal Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government
34,000
35,000
36,000
37,000
38,000
39,000
40,000
Feb '13 Aug '13 Feb '14 Aug '14 Feb '15 Aug '15 Feb '16 Aug '16 Feb '17
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Metropolitan Statistical AreasJonesboro MSA
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Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
61,63159,1482,483
4.0
Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 1661,27359,0562,217
3.6
62,39060,1072,283
3.7
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
759959
-200-0.3
OTM OTY1,1171,051
660.1
The Jonesboro MSA= Craighead & Poinsett counties.
(In Thousands)
Nonfarm Payroll JobsFebruary: 1997 - 2017
56.49.4
47.09.1
55.89.1
46.79.0
54.98.9
46.08.9
NAICS Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 160.60.30.30.1
1.50.51.00.2
OTM OTYTotal Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
55,000
60,000
'97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17
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Metropolitan Statistical AreasPine Bluff MSA
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Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
36,15733,9422,215
6.1
Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 1634,95532,9991,956
5.6
35,69233,6412,051
5.7
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
-465-301-164-0.4
OTM OTY737642950.1
The Pine Bluff MSA= Cleveland, Jefferson, & Lincoln counties.
(In Thousands)
Employment and UnemploymentFebruary: 2007 - 2017
33.36.0
27.39.6
32.86.0
26.89.3
33.46.1
27.39.8
NAICS Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 160.50.00.50.3
-0.1-0.10.0
-0.2
OTM OTYTotal Nonfarm Goods Producing Service Providing Government
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
'07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17Employment Unemployment
Employment + Unemployment = Civilian Labor Force
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Metropolitan Statistical AreasOut-of-State MSA
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Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
617,350586,45530,895
5.0
Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 16626,795589,04137,754
6.0
626,450594,19732,253
5.1
9,1007,7421,358
0.1
OTM OTY-345
5,156-5,501
-0.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA
Civilian Labor ForceEmployment UnemploymentUnemployment Rate
65,35462,3552,999
4.6
Feb 17 Jan 17 Feb 1664,13160,8683,263
5.1
64,86061,514
3,3465.2
-494-8413470.6
OTM OTY729646830.1
The Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA= Fayette, Shelby, & Tipton counties in Tennessee; Benton, Desoto, Marshall, Tate, & Tunica counties in Mississippi; & Crittenden County in Arkansas.
Texarkana MSA
The Texarkana MSA= Bowie County in Texas & Little River & Miller counties in Arkansas.
Memphis MSA- Number of EmployedFebruary 2015 - February 2017
Texarkana MSA- Unemployment RatesFebruary: 1997 - 2017
555,000
560,000
565,000
570,000
575,000
580,000
585,000
590,000
595,000
600,000
605,000
Feb'15
Aug'15
Feb'16
Aug'16
Feb'17
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
'97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17
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Micropolitan Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Arkadelphia Micro= Clark CountyBatesville Micro= Independence CountyBlytheville Micro= Mississippi CountyCamden Micro= Calhoun & Ouachita countiesEl Dorado Micro= Union County
Forrest City Micro= St. Francis CountyHarrison Micro= Boone & Newton countiesHelena-West Helena Micro= Phillips CountyHope Micro= Hempstead & Nevada countiesMagnolia Micro= Columbia County
Malvern Micro= Hot Spring CountyMountain Home Micro= Baxter CountyParagould Micro= Greene CountyRussellville Micro= Pope & Yell countiesSearcy Micro= White County
Arkadelphia MicroBatesville Micro Blytheville MicroCamden Micro El Dorado Micro Forrest City MicroHarrison MicroHelena-West Helena MicroHope MicroMagnolia MicroMalvern MicroMountain Home MicroParagould MicroRussellville Micro Searcy Micro
9,14115,17016,72411,47115,2218,225
18,5816,102
13,0128,619
13,54415,05418,90535,92132,041
423815
1,252605946504800434522541578784844
1,8081,798
Micro Area CLF Emp Unemp4.45.17.05.05.95.84.16.63.95.94.15.04.34.85.3
Rate9,564
15,98517,97612,07616,1678,729
19,3816,536
13,5349,160
14,12215,83819,74937,72933,839
8,92914,99016,68411,39115,0878,146
18,3526,042
12,8618,479
13,39214,90718,61735,38031,694
426835
1,197584905494761431516526557803831
1,8471,765
CLF Emp Unemp4.65.36.74.95.75.74.06.73.95.84.05.14.35.05.3
Rate CLF Emp Unemp4.65.87.35.55.86.54.57.14.46.24.65.14.84.96.3
Rate
February 2017 January 2017 February 2016
Bella VistaBentonBentonvilleBlythevilleCabotConwayEl DoradoFayettevilleFort SmithHot SpringsJacksonvilleJonesboroLittle RockNorth Little RockParagouldPine BluffRogersRussellvilleSearcySherwoodSpringdaleTexarkana, ARVan BurenWest Memphis
12,18816,24423,9426,158
11,59832,8457,065
46,71139,76214,04811,69436,66596,03229,66612,41616,94134,04713,47610,36615,50238,64613,73310,25410,600
11,69415,66123,2415,702
11,18531,6166,589
45,32438,17513,36511,10935,42292,37628,48611,82115,89033,01712,9059,890
14,93737,57413,0729,8639,991
494583701456413
1,229476
1,3871,587
683585
1,2433,6561,180
5951,0511,030
571476565
1,072661391609
City CLF Emp Unemp4.13.62.97.43.63.76.73.04.04.95.03.43.84.04.86.23.04.24.63.62.84.83.85.7
Rate11,88716,04123,3436,098
11,44032,3876,989
45,55739,30413,85511,54236,00294,74229,26212,22216,59833,25113,28010,21615,31637,70813,53510,13210,429
11,43715,48022,7315,688
11,04831,2406,531
44,32137,83313,18110,98234,81191,32328,16111,64115,59532,29312,7169,783
14,76736,74412,8879,7719,875
450561612410392
1,147458
1,2361,471
674560
1,1913,4191,101
5811,003
958564433549964648361554
CLF Emp Unemp3.83.52.66.73.43.56.62.73.74.94.93.33.63.84.86.02.94.24.23.62.64.83.65.3
Rate11,87916,21823,3536,139
11,64232,9627,317
45,41840,32913,88611,68436,20196,13429,77512,52717,18733,15713,61010,51715,50437,68113,92110,45810,574
11,36715,66022,5925,659
11,21931,6316,835
44,04938,59713,17911,10934,81892,37928,48711,86016,01632,09513,0009,983
14,93836,51913,2669,9849,987
512558761480423
1,331482
1,3691,732
707575
1,3833,7551,288
6671,1711,062
610534566
1,162655474587
CLF Emp Unemp4.33.43.37.83.64.06.63.04.35.14.93.83.94.35.36.83.24.55.13.73.14.74.55.6
Rate
February 2017 January 2017 February 2016
City Labor Force Statistics (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
9,45516,11817,90812,27316,7678,905
19,4206,832
13,6289,531
14,11116,00819,93238,11834,501
436928
1,309671977583871488594588651809965
1,8852,157
9,35515,82517,88111,97515,9928,640
19,1136,473
13,3779,005
13,94915,71019,44837,22733,459
9,01915,19016,59911,60215,7908,322
18,5496,344
13,0348,943
13,46015,19918,96736,23332,344
ArkansasLabor MarketReport
February 2017
County Labor Force Statistics
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ArkansasAshleyBaxterBentonBooneBradleyCalhounCarrollChicotClarkClayCleburneClevelandColumbiaConwayCraigheadCrawfordCrittendenCrossDallasDeshaDrewFaulknerFranklinFultonGarlandGrantGreeneHempsteadHot SpringHowardIndependenceIzardJacksonJeffersonJohnsonLafayetteLawrenceLeeLincolnLittle RiverLoganLonokeMadisonMarionMiller
9,0757,846
15,838128,02615,9634,5252,354
12,7313,4969,5645,8659,3113,3049,1608,324
52,18026,41821,3917,8412,9275,3207,985
59,9867,1994,669
40,2798,246
19,7499,882
14,1225,923
15,9854,9926,013
28,34310,4172,5876,8983,0754,0455,5649,021
33,0307,3156,474
19,822
8,7287,316
15,054123,95515,3184,2632,249
12,1563,2109,1415,5148,7423,1368,6197,817
50,38725,33920,3007,4492,7804,9887,523
57,6396,9044,422
38,4347,921
18,9059,494
13,5445,703
15,1704,7125,577
26,6789,9162,4376,5952,8913,8275,2868,624
31,7847,0716,167
18,920
347530784
4,071645262105575286423351569168541507
1,7931,0791,091
392147332462
2,347295247
1,845325844388578220815280436
1,665501150303184218278397
1,246244307902
County CLF Emp Unemp3.86.85.03.24.05.84.54.58.24.46.06.15.15.96.13.44.15.15.05.06.25.83.94.15.34.63.94.33.94.13.75.15.67.35.94.85.84.46.05.45.04.43.83.34.74.6
Rate9,0177,802
15,710124,93815,7464,4812,333
12,5573,4699,3555,8219,2123,2269,0058,221
51,25626,10821,0627,7172,9045,2527,892
59,1377,1234,604
39,7018,130
19,4489,772
13,9495,827
15,8254,9015,967
27,78410,3432,5516,8363,0393,9455,4988,903
32,5937,1346,389
19,537
8,6657,274
14,907121,23615,1364,2332,227
11,9073,1818,9295,4618,6203,0718,4797,743
49,51725,10520,0657,3402,7624,9447,415
56,9536,8394,365
37,9047,831
18,6179,382
13,3925,626
14,9904,5955,536
26,1839,8262,4056,4942,8523,7455,2188,527
31,3956,9016,096
18,653
352528803
3,702610248106650288426360592155526478
1,7391,003
997377142308477
2,184284239
1,797299831390557201835306431
1,601517146342187200280376
1,198233293884
CLF Emp Unemp3.96.85.13.03.95.54.55.28.34.66.26.44.85.85.83.43.84.74.94.95.96.03.74.05.24.53.74.34.04.03.45.36.27.25.85.05.75.06.25.15.14.23.73.34.64.5
Rate9,2627,890
16,008124,68915,9974,3142,410
12,5753,5929,4556,0979,5363,3489,5318,573
51,50026,89021,3937,9272,8965,5167,993
60,3947,4104,687
39,8218,313
19,9329,961
14,1116,012
16,1185,0226,124
28,68410,4772,6007,0983,1344,1255,6549,109
33,1567,2156,518
20,126
8,8917,347
15,199120,49315,2844,0932,284
11,9453,3099,0195,6698,8293,1758,9438,015
49,52825,65220,2927,4952,7305,1417,462
57,6677,0494,438
37,8997,951
18,9679,519
13,4605,782
15,1904,6795,681
26,8899,9072,4236,7362,9523,8785,3728,643
31,8816,9476,207
19,202
371543809
4,196713221126630283436428707173588558
1,9721,2381,101
432166375531
2,727361249
1,922362965442651230928343443
1,795570177362182247282466
1,275268311924
CLF Emp Unemp4.06.95.13.44.55.15.25.07.94.67.07.45.26.26.53.84.65.15.45.76.86.64.54.95.34.84.44.84.44.63.85.86.87.26.35.46.85.15.86.05.05.13.83.74.84.6
Rate
February 2017 January 2017 February 2016
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Civilian Labor Force Estimates
Not Seasonally Adjusted
ArkansasLabor MarketReport
February 2017
County Labor Force Statistics
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MississippiMonroeMontgomeryNevadaNewtonOuachitaPerryPhillipsPikePoinsettPolkPopePrairiePulaskiRandolphSt. FrancisSalineScottSearcySebastianSevierSharpStoneUnionVan BurenWashingtonWhiteWoodruffYell
17,9762,8142,8293,6523,4189,7224,1906,5364,157
10,2108,125
29,0453,609
186,6166,4278,729
56,2074,3883,014
57,1175,6476,0004,604
16,1675,861
120,95733,8392,9048,684
16,7242,6672,6573,5183,2639,2223,9656,1023,9659,7207,702
27,6423,430
179,3456,0858,225
54,2524,2372,868
54,8065,3485,6284,326
15,2215,442
117,54332,0412,7348,279
1,252147172134155500225434192490423
1,403179
7,271342504
1,955151146
2,311299372278946419
3,4141,798
170405
County CLF Emp Unemp7.05.26.13.74.55.15.46.64.64.85.24.85.03.95.35.83.53.44.84.05.36.26.05.97.12.85.35.94.7
Rate17,8812,7872,7633,6053,3679,6424,1266,4734,116
10,0178,029
28,6893,549
184,0866,3208,640
55,4614,3432,989
56,4015,5795,9404,560
15,9925,793
118,05433,4592,8878,538
16,6842,6292,5823,4793,2169,1643,9106,0423,9219,5397,603
27,2363,384
177,3015,9758,146
53,6274,1952,827
54,3155,2805,5774,270
15,0875,388
114,94231,6942,7168,144
1,197158181126151478216431195478426
1,453165
6,785345494
1,834148162
2,086299363290905405
3,1121,765
171394
CLF Emp Unemp6.75.76.63.54.55.05.26.74.74.85.35.14.63.75.55.73.33.45.43.75.46.16.45.77.02.65.35.94.6
Rate17,9082,9603,0783,6673,4239,8634,2246,8324,158
10,1318,151
29,3023,648
186,8356,3028,905
56,2294,4572,943
57,9055,6706,0564,631
16,7676,258
117,86834,5013,0048,816
16,5992,8002,8823,5153,2659,3183,9736,3443,9499,6207,696
27,8453,476
179,3525,9348,322
54,2514,2652,792
55,4115,3515,6554,345
15,7905,783
114,23832,3442,7988,388
1,309160196152158545251488209511455
1,457172
7,483368583
1,978192151
2,494319401286977475
3,6302,157
206428
CLF Emp Unemp7.35.46.44.14.65.55.97.15.05.05.65.04.74.05.86.53.54.35.14.35.66.66.25.87.63.16.36.94.9
Rate
February 2017 January 2017 February 2016
Not Seasonally Adjusted(continued from Page 15)
Civilian Labor Force Estimates
County Labor Force SummaryBetween January and February, unemployment rates increased in 40 of Arkansas’ 75 counties. Rates declined in twenty-five counties while remaining stable in ten. Jobless rates ranged from a low of 2.8 percent in Washington County to a high of 8.2 percent in Chicot County.
In February, sixteen counties posted unemployment rates at or below four percent. That is down from nineteen counties with rates at or below four percent last month. Only one-- Chicot Coun-ty-- reported a jobless rate above eight percent.
Compared to February 2016, unemployment rates are down in 63 Arkansas counties. Six coun-ties posted higher jobless rates, while another six counties were the same compared to last year.
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February 2017
County Labor Force Statistics
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County
February 2017- Not Seasonally Adjusted
Ranked by Unemployment Rates
WashingtonBentonMadisonCraigheadScottSalineHowardNevadaArkansasLonokeFaulknerGrantHempsteadPulaskiBooneSebastianCrawfordFranklinHot SpringGreeneClarkLawrenceLoganCalhounCarroll
2.83.23.33.43.43.53.73.73.83.83.93.93.93.94.04.04.14.14.14.34.44.44.44.54.5
Rate
1234467799
111111111515171717202121212424
Rank County
NewtonGarlandMillerPikeMarionYellJohnsonPoinsettPopeSearcyBaxterCrossDallasLittle RiverPrairieClevelandCrittendenIndependenceOuachitaMonroePolkFultonRandolphSevierWhite
4.54.64.64.64.74.74.84.84.84.85.05.05.05.05.05.15.15.15.15.25.25.35.35.35.3
Rate
24272727303032323232363636363641414141454547474747
Rank County
LincolnPerryIzardBradleyDrewLafayetteSt. FrancisColumbiaJeffersonUnionWoodruffClayLeeStoneCleburneConwayMontgomeryDeshaSharpPhillipsAshleyMississippiVan BurenJacksonChicot
5.45.45.65.85.85.85.85.95.95.95.96.06.06.06.16.16.16.26.26.66.87.07.17.38.2
Rate
51515354545454585858586262626565656868707172737475
Rank
Yell
Polk
White
Union
ScottLee
Clark
Pope
Drew
Clay
Pike
Ashley
Desha
Benton
Izard
Saline
Logan
Miller
Grant
Newton
Pulaski
Arkansas
Lonoke
Dallas
Stone
Cross
Perry
Chicot
Sharp
Prairie
Madison
Fulton
Searcy
Phillips
Carroll
Jefferson
MarionBoone
Poinsett
Garland
Baxter
Sevier
Bradley
Mississippi
Nevada
Monroe
Greene
Washington
Ouachita
Johnson
Columbia
Jackson
Howard
Franklin
Faulkner
Lincoln
Calhoun
Conway
Van Buren
Craighead
Randolph
CrawfordCleburne
Hempstead
Woodruff
Montgomery
Lawrence
Crittenden
St. Francis
Cleveland
Lafayette
Hot Spring
Sebastian
Independence
Little River
Unemployment Rates< or = 3.0%
3.1% - 5.0%
5.1% - 7.0%
> 7.0%
ArkansasLabor MarketReport
February 2017
Local Workforce Development AreasCivilian Labor Force Estimates
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LWDA Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Central (minus LR)City of Little RockEasternNorth CentralNortheastNorthwestSoutheastSouthwestWest CentralWestern
246,23096,03247,57294,178
119,305313,73682,18593,407
131,611112,268
236,74192,37644,96788,794
113,930303,39577,59088,797
125,360107,612
LWDA CLF Emp Unemp3.93.85.55.74.53.35.64.94.74.1
Rate242,87194,74246,93193,148
117,579306,88480,99892,245
129,801110,907
233,96691,32344,44587,751
112,287297,16876,54287,762
123,587106,584
CLF Emp Unemp3.73.65.35.84.53.25.54.94.83.9
Rate247,08896,13448,19195,937
118,968307,23683,03795,157
132,015113,922
237,04892,37945,40589,742
113,053296,37078,13690,229
125,337108,716
CLF Emp Unemp4.13.95.86.55.03.55.95.25.14.6
Rate
February 2017 January 2017 February 2016
Yell
Polk
White
Union
ScottLee
Clark
Pope
Drew
Clay
Pike
Ashley
Desha
Benton
Izard
Saline
Logan
Miller
Grant
Newton
Pulaski
Arkansas
Lonoke
Dallas
Stone
Cross
Perry
Chicot
Sharp
Prairie
Madison
Fulton
Searcy
Phillips
Carroll
Jefferson
MarionBoone
Poinsett
Garland
Baxter
Sevier
Bradley
Mississippi
Nevada
Monroe
Greene
Washington
Ouachita
Johnson
Columbia
Jackson
Howard
Franklin
Faulkner
Lincoln
Calhoun
Conway
Van Buren
Craighead
Randolph
CrawfordCleburne
Hempstead
Woodruff
Montgomery
Lawrence
Crittenden
St. Francis
Cleveland
Lafayette
Hot Spring
Sebastian
Independence
Little River
Central (minus LR)
Eastern
North Central
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
West Central
Western
9,4893,6562,6055,3845,375
10,3414,5954,6106,2514,656
8,9053,4192,4865,3975,2929,7164,4564,4836,2144,323
10,0403,7552,7866,1955,915
10,8664,9014,9286,6785,206