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Civilian Labor Force
Percent _____________________________________ Not
In In Percent In
Labor Labor Em- Unem- Unem- Armed Labor
Total Force Force Total ployed ployed ployed Forces Force
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State Total 1,702,723 950,930 55.8 940,880 875,733 65,147 6.9 10,050 751,793
Arkansas 18,143 10,316 56.9 10,316 9,820 496 4.8 0 7,827
Ashley 18,985 9,914 52.2 9,914 8,971 943 9.5 0 9,071
Baxter 22,306 9,198 41.2 9,194 8,436 758 8.2 4 13,108
Benton 59,575 33,727 56.6 33,698 31,882 1,816 5.4 29 25,848
Boone 19,960 11,050 55.4 11,044 10,400 644 5.8 6 8,910
Bradley 10,411 5,181 49.8 5,181 4,742 439 8.5 0 5,230
Calhoun 4,657 2,416 51.9 2,416 2,166 250 10.3 0 2,241
Carroll 12,700 6,697 52.7 6,691 6,240 451 6.7 6 6,003
Chicot 12,274 5,679 46.3 5,679 5,296 383 6.7 0 6,595
Clark 18,247 9,813 53.8 9,804 9,129 675 6.9 9 8,434
Clay 15,889 7,917 49.8 7,911 7,133 778 9.8 6 7,972
Cleburne 13,107 6,076 46.4 6,076 5,462 614 10.1 0 7,031
Cleveland 5,868 2,871 48.9 2,871 2,697 174 6.1 0 2,997
Columbia 20,197 10,593 52.4 10,564 9,987 577 5.5 29 9,604
Conway 14,280 7,654 53.6 7,654 7,142 512 6.7 0 6,626
Craighead 48,058 29,462 61.3 29,414 27,512 1,902 6.5 48 18,596
Crawford 26,641 15,456 58.0 15,446 14,506 940 6.1 10 11,185
Crittenden 33,801 18,937 56.0 18,897 17,007 1,890 10.0 40 14,864
Cross 14,281 8,281 58.0 8,281 7,619 662 8.0 0 6,000
Dallas 7,817 3,952 50.6 3,952 3,499 453 11.5 0 3,865
Desha 13,711 7,120 51.9 7,120 6,602 518 7.3 0 6,591
Drew 13,243 7,682 58.0 7,680 6,983 697 9.1 2 5,561
Faulkner 35,151 20,320 57.8 20,244 18,909 1,335 6.6 76 14,831
Franklin 11,147 5,887 52.8 5,887 5,182 705 12.0 0 5,260
Fulton 7,663 3,532 46.1 3,532 3,262 270 7.6 0 4,131
Garland 55,700 29,082 52.2 29,038 27,117 1,921 6.6 44 26,618
Grant 9,668 5,112 52.9 5,110 4,722 388 7.6 2 4,556
Greene 23,030 12,967 56.3 12,967 11,962 1,005 7.8 0 10,063
Hempstead 17,489 9,652 55.2 9,652 9,047 605 6.3 0 7,837
Hot Spring 20,175 11,356 56.3 11,348 10,545 803 7.1 8 8,819
Howard 10,030 5,343 53.3 5,336 5,089 247 4.6 7 4,687
Independence 22,639 13,172 58.2 13,153 12,350 803 6.1 19 9,467
Izard 8,643 3,783 43.8 3,783 3,508 275 7.3 0 4,860
Jackson 16,066 8,560 53.3 8,538 7,742 796 9.3 22 7,506
Jefferson 66,243 36,482 55.1 36,289 33,526 2,763 7.6 193 29,761
Johnson 13,269 6,522 49.2 6,516 6,005 511 7.8 6 6,747
Lafayette 7,406 3,459 46.7 3,459 3,205 254 7.3 0 3,947
Lawrence 13,962 7,073 50.7 7,068 6,464 604 8.5 5 6,889
Lee 10,570 4,969 47.0 4,963 4,234 729 14.7 6 5,601
Lincoln 10,138 4,116 40.6 4,106 3,872 234 5.7 10 6,022
Little River 9,949 5,140 51.7 5,135 4,735 400 7.8 5 4,809
Logan 15,075 7,402 49.1 7,380 6,802 578 7.8 22 7,673
Lonoke 24,595 13,892 56.5 13,687 12,947 740 5.4 205 10,703
Madison 8,533 4,296 50.3 4,296 4,060 236 5.5 0 4,237
Marion 8,711 3,903 44.8 3,900 3,656 244 6.3 3 4,808
Miller 27,584 15,342 55.6 15,330 14,366 964 6.3 12 12,242
Mississippi 41,708 24,083 57.7 21,374 19,570 1,804 8.4 2,709 17,625
Monroe 10,054 5,053 50.3 5,041 4,628 413 8.2 12 5,001
Montgomery 6,058 2,948 48.7 2,948 2,649 299 10.1 0 3,110
Nevada 8,237 3,969 48.2 3,969 3,726 243 6.1 0 4,268
Newton 5,706 2,708 47.5 2,708 2,425 283 10.5 0 2,998
Ouachita 23,125 11,799 51.0 11,784 11,054 730 6.2 15 11,326
Perry 5,306 2,649 49.9 2,649 2,397 252 9.5 0 2,657
Phillips 23,772 11,668 49.1 11,657 10,165 1,492 12.8 11 12,104
Pike 7,836 4,036 51.5 4,036 3,744 292 7.2 0 3,800
Poinsett 19,869 11,269 56.7 11,237 10,387 850 7.6 32 8,600
Polk 12,806 6,191 48.3 6,191 5,837 354 5.7 0 6,615
Pope 29,299 17,003 58.0 16,977 15,735 1,242 7.3 26 12,296
Prairie 7,540 3,716 49.3 3,711 3,499 212 5.7 5 3,824
Pulaski 252,699 165,682 65.6 159,681 151,578 8,103 5.1 6,001 87,017
Randolph 12,563 6,738 53.6 6,732 5,962 770 11.4 6 5,825
St. Francis 20,867 11,261 54.0 11,241 10,141 1,100 9.8 20 9,606
Saline 39,033 23,701 60.7 23,688 22,365 1,323 5.6 13 15,332
Scott 7,331 3,676 50.1 3,668 3,333 335 9.1 8 3,655
Searcy 6,753 3,143 46.5 3,138 2,795 343 10.9 5 3,610
Sebastian 71,439 43,791 61.3 43,624 40,841 2,783 6.4 167 27,648
Sevier 10,434 5,877 56.3 5,877 5,461 416 7.1 0 4,557
Sharp 11,430 4,751 41.6 4,738 4,229 509 10.7 13 6,679
Stone 6,856 3,255 47.5 3,255 2,887 368 11.3 0 3,601
Union 36,528 19,307 52.9 19,286 18,139 1,147 5.9 21 17,221
Van Buren 10,223 4,454 43.6 4,452 3,923 529 11.9 2 5,769
Washington 78,171 46,121 59.0 46,039 43,680 2,359 5.1 82 32,050
White 38,397 20,169 52.5 20,103 18,108 1,995 9.9 66 18,228
Woodruff 8,119 4,079 50.2 4,079 3,836 243 6.0 0 4,040
Yell 12,977 6,479 49.9 6,477 6,101 376 5.8 2 6,498
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census, General Social and Economic Characteristics, 1980
