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Availability of Workers -
Trade Area Labor Statistics -
Our Future Workforce
Availability of Workers
Area Workforce
Harrison is the county seat of Boone County and the regional trade center for Boone County and portions of Newton, Searcy, Marion and Carroll Counties.
| Population of Harrison: |
13,000 |
| Population of Boone County: |
34,000 |
| Population of Regional Trade Center: |
70,000 |
Boone County Workforce Statistics
For updated labor statistics provided by the Arkansas Employment Security Department, click on:
http://www.state.ar.us/esd/LaborMarketInfo/AESD_labormarketinfo.htm
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Number of
Employing Units |
Covered Employment |
Earnings |
Weekly Earnings |
| Boone County Total |
1,005 |
14,114 |
$331,167,915 |
$451.23 |
| Manufacturing |
71 |
2,961 |
$80,186,826 |
$520.79 |
| Nonmanufacturing |
934 |
11,153 |
$250,981,089 |
$432.76 |
| Construction |
95 |
667 |
$16,496,475 |
$475.62 |
| Transportation and Public Utilities |
72 |
1,550 |
$52,426,351 |
$650.45 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade |
293 |
3,951 |
$68,763,919 |
$334.70 |
| Wholesale Trade |
63 |
1,176 |
$28,690,454 |
$469.17 |
| Retail Trade |
230 |
2,775 |
$40,073,465 |
$277.71 |
| Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
76 |
503 |
$14,514,612 |
$554.92 |
| Services |
326 |
2,026 |
$38,709,604 |
$367.43 |
| Local Government |
46 |
1,872 |
$446,100,618 |
$458.28 |
| State Government |
19 |
539 |
$14,875,675 |
$530.74 |
| Other nonmanufacturing |
7 |
45 |
$583,835 |
$249.50 |
Information obtained from the Arkansas Employment Security Department
2000 - Annual Covered Employment and Earnings
Summary by County
December Boone County 2002 Labor Force Statistics
| Civilian Labor Force: |
14,625 |
| Employed: |
13,975 |
| Unemployed: |
650 |
| Unemployment rate: |
4.4% |
Trade Area Labor Statistics
| Newton County |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 Nov |
| Civilian Labor Force |
2,925 |
2,975 |
2,925 |
2,975 |
| Employment |
2,750 |
2,825 |
2,725 |
2,825 |
| Unemployment |
175 |
150 |
200 |
150 |
| Unemployment Rate |
5.9 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
5.4 |
| Carroll County |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 Nov |
| Civilian Labor Force |
11,625 |
11,625 |
11,400 |
11,575 |
| Employment |
11,100 |
11,125 |
10,925 |
11,200 |
| Unemployment |
525 |
500 |
475 |
375 |
| Unemployment Rate |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
3.2 |
| Searcy County |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 Nov |
| Civilian Labor Force |
2,950 |
2,950 |
2,850 |
2,900 |
| Employment |
2,725 |
2,800 |
2,700 |
2,800 |
| Unemployment |
225 |
150 |
150 |
100 |
| Unemployment Rate |
7.4 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
| Marion County |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 Nov |
| Civilian Labor Force |
6,125 |
6,225 |
6,200 |
6,225 |
| Employment |
5,925 |
6,050 |
5,850 |
5,950 |
| Unemployment |
200 |
175 |
350 |
275 |
| Unemployment Rate |
3.1 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
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| Total Workforce Including Boone County November 2002 |
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Civilian Labor Force |
38,425 |
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Employment |
36,925 |
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Unemployment |
1,500 |
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In addition, our community continues to grow as people move to the area for the wonderful quality of life available here. The following graph shows the expected growth of the workforce for Boone County through 2010.
Our Future Workforce
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1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
| White |
27,930 |
33,330 |
36,360 |
| Black |
20 |
40 |
40 |
| Native American |
17 |
23 |
25 |
| Asian Pacific |
40 |
120 |
170 |
| Hispanic |
170 |
360 |
610 |
| Total |
28,177 |
33,873 |
37,205 |
Information provided by Woods & Poole Economics, Washington D. C
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