Institute for Economic Advancement


Total Covered Employment *

                       1986     1987     1988     1989     1990     1991     1992     1993
Calhoun County         3,597    4,221    4,504    4,297    3,805    3,574    3,479    3,257
Columbia County        8,347    8,321    8,892    9,151    9,317    9,299    9,349    9,470
Dallas County          3,166    3,226    3,371    3,433    3,377    3,353    3,261    3,338
Hempstead County       6,821    6,879    6,729    7,009    7,239    7,407    7,862    7,985
Howard County          6,216    6,448    6,634    6,915    7,226    7,317    7,389    7,562
Lafayette County       1,795    1,796    1,814    1,879    1,906    1,820    1,810    1,827
Little River County    3,643    3,749    3,972    4,203    5,558    4,947    4,149    4,275
Miller County         11,292   11,494   12,073   12,375   12,994   13,269   13,696   13,916
Nevada County          2,431    2,505    2,493    2,467    2,339    2,252    2,334    2,339
Ouachita County        8,901    8,998    9,405    9,394    8,992    8,389    8,383    8,406
Sevier County          3,752    3,830    3,868    4,069    4,324    4,852    5,027    5,187
Union County          17,640   17,909   18,042   18,497   18,872   18,752   19,279   19,427
Southwest PDD         77,601   79,376   81,797   83,689   85,949   85,231   86,018   86,989
State of Arkansas    774,734  797,452  825,820  851,400  877,684  887,236  914,767  947,353

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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