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* TABLE 8 *
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* LABOR FORCE STATUS, 1980 & 1990 *
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COMPARISON OF UNITED STATES, STATE OF ARKANSAS,
AND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Prepared by the Census State Data Center, Arkansas Institute for
Economic Advancement, College of Business Administration,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock from the 1980 and 1990
Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
Person 16 Yrs. & Over
In Labor Percent In
Total Force Labor Force Total
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1980
United States 171,214,258 106,084,668 62.0 104,449,817
Arkansas 1,702,723 950,930 55.8 940,880
Northwest 222,415 120,843 54.3 120,708
White River 143,143 71,831 50.2 71,709
East 278,370 154,625 55.5 151,742
Western 144,439 82,403 57.1 82,196
West Central 183,147 97,542 53.3 97,447
Central 369,072 232,364 63.0 226,052
Southwest 183,453 96,849 52.8 96,760
Southeast 178,684 94,473 52.9 94,266
1990
United States 191,829,271 125,182,378 65.3 123,473,450
Arkansas 1,800,056 1,077,151 59.8 1,066,368
Northwest 257,292 153,591 59.7 153,326
White River 151,573 81,661 53.9 81,420
East 278,662 164,691 59.1 161,878
Western 156,403 96,101 61.4 95,433
West Central 195,181 109,314 56.0 109,005
Central 407,809 270,124 66.2 264,243
Southwest 181,204 104,414 57.6 104,197
Southeast 171,932 97,255 56.6 96,866
Civilian Labor Force
Unem- Percent
Employed ployed Unemployed
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1980
United States 97,639,355 6,810,462 6.5
Arkansas 875,733 65,147 6.9
Northwest 113,574 7,134 5.9
White River 65,307 6,402 8.9
East 138,156 13,586 9.0
Western 76,501 5,695 6.9
West Central 90,564 6,883 7.1
Central 213,926 12,126 5.4
Southwest 90,474 6,286 6.5
Southeast 87,231 7,035 7.5
1990
United States 115,681,202 7,792,248 6.3
Arkansas 994,289 72,079 6.8
Northwest 146,286 7,040 4.6
White River 74,738 6,682 8.2
East 147,531 14,347 8.9
Western 89,724 5,709 6.0
West Central 102,050 6,955 6.4
Central 249,399 14,844 5.6
Southwest 96,461 7,736 7.4
Southeast 88,100 8,766 9.0
Other
Not In
Armed Labor
Forces Force
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1980
United States 1,634,851 65,129,590
Arkansas 10,050 751,793
Northwest 135 101,572
White River 122 71,312
East 2,883 123,745
Western 207 62,036
West Central 95 85,605
Central 6,312 136,708
Southwest 89 86,604
Southeast 207 84,211
1990
United States 1,708,928 66,646,893
Arkansas 10,783 722,905
Northwest 265 103,701
White River 241 69,912
East 2,813 113,971
Western 668 60,302
West Central 309 85,867
Central 5,881 137,685
Southwest 217 76,790
Southeast 389 74,677
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