Civilian Unemployment
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Northwest EDD Baxter 11,850 11,100 750 6.3
Benton 48,850 46,950 1,900 3.9
Boone 13,800 13,000 800 5.8
Carroll 9,875 9,275 600 6.1
Madison 6,100 5,775 325 5.3
Marion 4,900 4,550 350 7.1
Newton 2,975 2,725 250 8.4
Searcy 3,175 2,900 275 8.7
Washington 61,175 58,700 2,475 4.0
Totals 162,700 154,975 7,725
White River Cleburne 8,700 8,075 625 7.2
PDD Fulton 4,025 3,750 275 6.8
Independence 15,600 14,450 1,150 7.4
Izard 4,525 4,275 250 5.5
Jackson 8,350 7,400 950 11.4
Sharp 4,975 4,600 375 7.5
Stone 4,350 4,025 325 7.5
Van Buren 5,550 5,050 500 9.0
White 26,050 23,550 2,500 9.6
Woodruff 4,075 3,625 450 11.0
Totals 86,200 78,800 7,400
East PDD Clay 8,075 7,500 575 7.1
Craighead 36,700 34,550 2,150 5.9
Crittenden 22,650 20,925 1,725 7.6
Cross 8,500 7,775 725 8.5
Greene 15,500 14,425 1,075 6.9
Lawrence 7,700 6,850 850 11.0
Lee 4,600 4,050 550 12.0
Mississippi 24,675 22,425 2,250 9.1
Phillips 10,550 9,400 1,150 10.9
Poinsett 11,225 10,100 1,125 10.0
Randolph 7,225 6,550 675 9.3
St. Francis 11,400 10,100 1,300 11.4
Totals 168,800 154,650 14,150
Western PDD Crawford 20,775 19,100 1,675 8.1
Franklin 7,200 6,600 600 8.3
Logan 9,250 8,650 600 6.5
Polk 7,700 7,300 400 5.2
Scott 4,700 4,375 325 6.9
Sebastian 52,125 48,475 3,650 7.0
Totals 101,750 94,500 7,250
West Central Clark 9,950 9,200 750 7.5
PDD Conway 8,900 8,325 575 6.5
Garland 31,950 29,850 2,100 6.6
Hot Spring 11,375 10,375 1,000 8.8
Johnson 3,700 3,425 275 7.4
Montgomery 3,400 3,250 150 4.4
Perry 3,800 3,475 325 8.6
Pike 4,600 4,150 450 9.8
Pope 23,525 21,975 1,550 6.6
Yell 8,600 8,125 475 5.5
Totals 109,800 102,150 7,650
Central PDD Faulkner 31,775 29,475 2,300 7.2
Lonoke 19,550 18,400 1,150 5.9
Monroe 4,450 4,075 375 8.4
Prairie 4,375 4,075 300 6.9
Pulaski 185,475 175,575 9,900 5.3
Saline 33,425 31,575 1,850 5.5
Totals 279,050 263,175 15,875
Southwest PDD Calhoun 2,575 2,300 275 10.7
Columbia 11,750 10,900 850 7.2
Dallas 4,175 3,850 325 7.8
Hempstead 10,150 9,275 875 8.6
Howard 6,500 5,975 525 8.1
Lafayette 3,700 3,425 275 7.4
Little River 7,125 6,775 350 4.9
Miller 17,050 16,000 1,050 6.2
Nevada 4,575 4,100 475 10.4
Ouachita 14,375 12,525 1,850 12.9
Sevier 6,425 6,125 300 4.7
Union 20,650 19,275 1,375 6.7
Totals 109,050 100,525 8,525
Southeast EDD Arkansas 10,150 9,650 500 4.9
Ashley 10,875 10,200 675 6.2
Bradley 5,150 4,675 475 9.2
Chicot 5,950 5,300 650 10.9
Cleveland 3,475 3,250 225 6.5
Desha 6,850 6,100 750 10.9
Drew 8,550 7,800 750 8.8
Grant 6,775 6,425 350 5.2
Jefferson 37,775 34,500 3,275 8.7
Lincoln 4,675 4,300 375 8.0
Totals 100,225 92,200 8,025
Note: 1990 thru 1993 data are based on the 1990 Census.
1980 thru 1989 data are based on the 1980 Census, therefore
County and MSA data are NOT comparable without adjustment.
State data are comparable.
State of Arkansas 1,122,000 1,045,000 77,000 6.9
United States (in 000's) 124,788 117,914 6,874 5.5
Source: Arkansas Labor Force Statistics, Employment Security Department, August 1994.
This page was compiled by the Institute for Economic Advancement and funded in part by the Economic Development Administration.