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Arkansas State Labor Data

1990 Census Of Population And Housing

LABOR FORCE STATUS

      Persons 16 years and over.....................................  1,800,056
In labor force......................................................  1,077,151
      Percent in labor force........................................       59.8
  Civilian labor force..............................................  1,066,368
    Employed........................................................    994,289
    Unemployed......................................................     72,079
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.8
  Armed Forces......................................................     10,783
Not in labor force..................................................    722,905

      Males 16 years and over.......................................    849,722
In labor force......................................................    583,548
      Percent in labor force........................................       68.7
  Civilian labor force..............................................    573,791
    Employed........................................................    536,980
    Unemployed......................................................     36,811
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.4
  Armed Forces......................................................      9,757
Not in labor force..................................................    266,174

      Females 16 years and over.....................................    950,334
In labor force......................................................    493,603
      Percent in labor force........................................       51.9
  Civilian labor force..............................................    492,577
    Employed........................................................    457,309
    Unemployed......................................................     35,268
      Percent unemployed............................................        7.2
  Armed Forces......................................................      1,026
Not in labor force..................................................    456,731

      Females 16 years and over.....................................    950,334
With own children under 6 years.....................................    140,641
  Percent in labor force............................................       63.3
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................    174,730
  Percent in labor force............................................       75.1

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...    193,003
All parents present in household in labor force.....................    115,087

    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........    399,602
All parents present in household in labor force.....................    274,079

    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................    144,406
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................     16,484
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................      6,116
  Unemployed........................................................      2,972
  Not in labor force................................................      7,396

COMMUTING TO WORK

  Workers 16 years and over.........................................    988,712
Percent drove alone.................................................       77.3
Percent in carpools.................................................       15.5
Percent using public transportation.................................        0.5
Percent using other means...........................................        1.1
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        5.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       19.0

OCCUPATION

  Employed persons 16 years and over................................    994,289
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............     91,753
Professional specialty occupations..................................    111,228
Technicians and related support occupations.........................     29,108
Sales occupations...................................................    115,165
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............    137,591
Private household occupations.......................................      4,394
Protective service occupations......................................     12,973
Service occupations, except protective and household................    111,501
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................     45,177
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................    124,749
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................    102,310
Transportation and material moving occupations......................     57,030
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................     51,310

INDUSTRY

  Employed person 16 years and over.................................    994,289
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................     48,384
Mining..............................................................      4,010
Construction........................................................     60,414
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................    104,135
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................    119,240
Transportation......................................................     45,771
Communications and other public utilities...........................     26,424
Wholesale trade.....................................................     38,425
Retail trade........................................................    173,468
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................     46,785
Business and repair services........................................     37,097
Personal services...................................................     29,609
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................      8,578
Health services.....................................................     83,378
Educational services................................................     81,182
Other professional and related services.............................     48,096
Public administration...............................................     39,293

CLASS OF WORKER

  Employed persons 16 years and over................................    994,289
Private wage and salary workers.....................................    749,861
Government workers..................................................    149,937
  Local government workers..........................................     52,576
  State government workers..........................................     67,740
  Federal government workers........................................     29,621
Self-employed workers...............................................     87,371
Unpaid family workers...............................................      7,120


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