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* TABLE 8B *
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* PERCENT DISTRIBUTION, 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
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1980
United States 100.0 62.0 NA
Arkansas 100.0 55.8 NA
Northwest 100.0 54.3 NA
White River 100.0 50.2 NA
East 100.0 55.5 NA
Western 100.0 57.1 NA
West Central 100.0 53.3 NA
Central 100.0 63.0 NA
Southwest 100.0 52.8 NA
Southeast 100.0 52.9 NA
1990
United States 100.0 65.3 NA
Arkansas 100.0 59.8 NA
Northwest 100.0 59.7 NA
White River 100.0 53.9 NA
East 100.0 59.1 NA
Western 100.0 61.4 NA
West Central 100.0 56.0 NA
Central 100.0 66.2 NA
Southwest 100.0 57.6 NA
Southeast 100.0 56.6 NA
Civilian Labor Force
Unem- Percent
Total Employed ployed Unemployed
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1980
United States 100.0 93.5 6.5 NA
Arkansas 100.0 93.1 6.9 NA
Northwest 100.0 94.1 5.9 NA
White River 100.0 91.1 8.9 NA
East 100.0 91.0 9.0 NA
Western 100.0 93.1 6.9 NA
West Central 100.0 92.9 7.1 NA
Central 100.0 94.6 5.4 NA
Southwest 100.0 93.5 6.5 NA
Southeast 100.0 92.5 7.5 NA
1990
United States 100.0 93.7 6.3 NA
Arkansas 100.0 93.2 6.8 NA
Northwest 100.0 95.4 4.6 NA
White River 100.0 91.8 8.2 NA
East 100.0 91.1 8.9 NA
Western 100.0 94.0 6.0 NA
West Central 100.0 93.6 6.4 NA
Central 100.0 94.4 5.6 NA
Southwest 100.0 92.6 7.4 NA
Southeast 100.0 91.0 9.0 NA
Other
Not In
Armed Labor
Forces Force
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1980
United States 1.0 38.0
Arkansas 0.6 44.2
Northwest 0.1 45.7
White River 0.1 49.8
East 1.0 44.5
Western 0.1 42.9
West Central 0.1 46.7
Central 1.7 37.0
Southwest 0.0 47.2
Southeast 0.1 47.1
1990
United States 1.4 34.7
Arkansas 1.0 40.2
Northwest 0.2 40.3
White River 0.3 46.1
East 1.7 40.9
Western 0.7 38.6
West Central 0.3 44.0
Central 2.2 33.8
Southwest 0.2 42.4
Southeast 0.4 43.4
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