Civilian Unemployment
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Northwest EDD Baxter 13,125 12,450 675 5.1
Benton 54,650 53,100 1,550 2.8
Boone 14,100 13,450 650 4.6
Carroll 11,625 11,025 600 5.2
Madison 7,075 6,800 275 3.9
Marion 5,300 5,100 200 3.8
Newton 2,925 2,725 200 6.8
Searcy 3,000 2,825 175 5.8
Washington 67,175 65,050 2,125 3.2
Totals 178,975 172,525 6,450
White River Cleburne 8,775 8,100 675 7.7
PDD Fulton 4,475 4,175 300 6.7
Independence 16,175 15,200 975 6.0
Izard 4,075 3,700 375 9.2
Jackson 8,225 7,250 975 11.9
Sharp 5,475 5,050 425 7.8
Stone 4,700 4,400 300 6.4
Van Buren 5,800 5,300 500 8.6
White 27,425 25,275 2,150 7.8
Woodruff 4,000 3,550 450 11.3
Totals 89,125 82,000 7,125
East PDD Clay 8,250 7,475 775 9.4
Craighead 37,525 35,625 1,900 5.1
Crittenden 21,625 20,025 1,600 7.4
Cross 8,800 7,950 850 9.7
Greene 15,875 14,875 1,000 6.3
Lawrence 7,825 7,225 600 7.7
Lee 4,625 4,075 550 11.9
Mississippi 26,425 23,725 2,700 10.2
Phillips 10,925 9,725 1,200 11.0
Poinsett 11,100 10,075 1,025 9.2
Randolph 7,525 6,875 650 8.6
St. Francis 11,775 10,225 1,550 13.2
Totals 172,275 157,875 14,400
Western PDD Crawford 21,725 20,300 1,425 6.6
Franklin 7,875 7,425 450 5.7
Logan 10,150 9,650 500 4.9
Polk 7,975 7,600 375 4.7
Scott 4,875 4,675 200 4.1
Sebastian 53,675 50,475 3,200 6.0
Totals 106,275 100,125 6,150
West Central Clark 11,025 10,500 525 4.8
PDD Conway 9,125 8,475 650 7.1
Garland 34,050 31,550 2,500 7.3
Hot Spring 11,625 10,725 900 7.7
Johnson 9,225 8,725 500 5.4
Montgomery 3,825 3,650 175 4.6
Perry 3,425 3,100 325 9.5
Pike 4,625 4,325 300 6.5
Pope 25,325 24,000 1,325 5.2
Yell 9,100 8,675 425 4.7
Totals 121,350 113,725 7,625
Central PDD Faulkner 33,925 32,000 1,925 5.7
Lonoke 20,425 19,450 975 4.8
Monroe 4,400 4,025 375 8.5
Prairie 3,900 3,425 475 12.2
Pulaski 189,425 180,575 8,850 4.7
Saline 35,050 33,500 1,550 4.4
Totals 287,125 272,975 14,150
Southwest PDD Calhoun 2,325 2,100 225 9.7
Columbia 11,750 10,875 875 7.4
Dallas 3,800 3,525 275 7.2
Hempstead 10,700 9,875 825 7.7
Howard 6,725 6,275 450 6.7
Lafayette 3,575 3,275 300 8.4
Little River 5,600 5,150 450 8.0
Miller 17,000 15,825 1,175 6.9
Nevada 4,550 4,275 275 6.0
Ouachita 12,675 11,250 1,425 11.2
Sevier 7,000 6,650 350 5.0
Union 20,750 19,275 1,475 7.1
Totals 106,450 98,350 8,100
Southeast EDD Arkansas 10,425 9,775 650 6.2
Ashley 10,825 10,075 750 6.9
Bradley 4,850 4,425 425 8.8
Chicot 6,275 5,675 600 9.6
Cleveland 3,650 3,425 225 6.2
Desha 7,050 6,400 650 9.2
Drew 9,125 8,500 625 6.8
Grant 6,950 6,575 375 5.4
Jefferson 37,175 33,850 3,325 8.9
Lincoln 5,100 4,725 375 7.4
Totals 101,425 93,425 8,000
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 1,163,000 1,091,000 72,000 6.2
United States (in 000's) 128,040 119,306 8,734 6.8
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.