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Southeast EDD Total Covered Employment (Growth Rates)

                        1988 -    1992-   Jan-Sept 93 -
                         1993     1993     Jan-Sept 94
                        Growth   Growth      Growth
Arkansas County             2.0%     3.1%           1.1%
Ashley County               1.2%    -1.7%           6.0%
Bradley County              1.2%     0.6%          -0.5%
Chicot County               2.0%     1.8%           4.6%
Cleveland County            4.8%    -1.3%           6.7%
Desha County                0.8%     5.3%           2.7%
Drew County                 3.3%     6.0%           9.0%
Grant County                3.6%     2.4%          -1.3%
Jefferson County            1.2%     2.9%          -0.9%
Lincoln County              5.0%     5.1%           5.9%
Southeast EDD               1.8%     2.6%           1.9%
State of Arkansas           2.8%     3.6%           4.3%

Source: Covered Employment & Earnings, Arkansas Employment Security Department

* Currently excluded from coverage is employment covered by the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act; some domestic service workers; employees of small agricultural establishments; self-employed and unpaid family workers; insurance and real estate agents who are on commission only; and employees of churches and religious organizations, except separately incorporated schools.


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