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* WEST CENTRAL PDD *
* Annual Average Employment Growth Rates *
* In Percent *
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The West Central PDD includes Clark, Conway, Garland
Hot Spring, Johnson, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Pope,
and Yell Counties.
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Data Follows Footnotes
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Source:
U.S. Department of Commerce--Economics and Statistics Administration
Bureau of Economic Analysis--Regional Economic Information System
County Table CA27, Full & Part Time Wage & Salary Employment
by Industry Unsuppressed Data for Selected States & Counties
[1969 - 1992]
Released May 5, 1994
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Compiled by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas Institute
for Economic Advancement (AIEA)--Economic Research (501 569-8550), with
funding supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development
Administration.
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County 2-Digit Full-Time and Part-Time Wage & Salary
Employment Footnotes
1/ 1969-74 based on 1967 SIC. 1975-87 based on 1972 SIC.
1988-92 based on 1987 SIC.
2/ Full- and Part-time.
3/ Includes only persons who are primarily self-employed.
4/ Other consists of the number of jobs held by U.S. residents
employed by international organizations and foreign embassies
and consulates in the United States.
5/ Under the 1972 Standard Industrial Classification, ordnance
was reclassified to four 2-digit industries: fabricated metal
products; electronic equipment, except computer equipment;
tranportation equipment; and instruments and related products.
6/ Under the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification, combined
real estate, insurance, etc., Was reclassified to four 2-digit
industries: nondepository credit institutions; insurance
agents, brokers, and services; real estate; and legal services.
7/ This category is new under the 1972 Standard Classification;
therefore estimates prior to 1975 do not exist.
8/ This category is new under the 1987 Standard Classification;
therefore estimates prior to 1988 do not exist.
9/ Cibola, NM was separated from Valencia in June 1981, but in
these estimates, Valencia includes Cibola through the
end of 1981.
10/ La Paz county, AZ was separated from Yuma county on
January 1, 1983.
11/ Estimates for 1979 forward refect Alaska census areas as
defined in the 1980 decennial census; those for prior years
reflect Alaska divisions as defined in the 1970 decenial census.
Estimates from 1988 forward separate Aleutian Islands census
area into Aleutians East borough and Aleutians West census area.
Denali and Lake + Peninsula boroughs begin in 1991.
N/A Data not available for this year.
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* WEST CENTRAL PDD *
* Annual Average Employment Growth Rates *
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1972- 1982- 1988- 1991-
Wage and Salary Employment 2/ 1982 1992 1992 1992
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West Central PDD 1.55 2.55 2.97 3.76
State of Arkansas 1.67 2.47 2.09 2.57
USA 1.83 1.83 0.62 0.55
Farm
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West Central PDD 0.26 -3.56 -5.55 -6.34
State of Arkansas -2.66 -3.55 -5.54 -6.35
USA 0.40 -3.20 -2.43 -4.33
Nonfarm
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West Central PDD 1.58 2.65 3.08 3.89
State of Arkansas 1.84 2.61 2.24 2.73
USA 1.85 1.88 0.65 0.59
Construction
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West Central PDD -0.86 4.56 3.00 9.58
State of Arkansas -0.22 2.28 2.75 4.26
USA 0.48 1.44 -3.16 -3.44
Manufacturing
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West Central PDD 0.20 1.04 2.09 0.61
State of Arkansas 0.63 1.90 0.96 1.43
USA -0.07 -0.41 -1.75 -1.92
Nondurable Goods
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West Central PDD 0.89 1.86 3.62 1.83
State of Arkansas 1.14 2.25 2.46 1.69
USA -0.32 0.06 -0.56 -0.57
Durable Goods
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West Central PDD -0.55 -0.03 0.07 -1.08
State of Arkansas 0.18 1.56 -0.45 1.17
USA 0.11 -0.75 -2.61 -2.92
Transportation and Public Utilities
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West Central PDD 3.95 4.06 5.59 4.32
State of Arkansas 2.17 2.74 1.33 0.01
USA 1.24 1.19 0.88 -0.36
Wholesale Trade
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West Central PDD 5.00 2.53 1.84 4.91
State of Arkansas 4.42 1.56 1.01 2.15
USA 3.15 1.33 0.05 -0.02
Retail Trade
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West Central PDD 2.90 3.55 3.02 5.03
State of Arkansas 2.64 3.47 2.41 3.73
USA 2.50 2.51 0.41 0.63
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
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West Central PDD 0.80 2.53 1.32 2.70
State of Arkansas 2.67 1.90 0.47 2.20
USA 3.39 2.05 -0.26 -0.90
Services
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West Central PDD 2.13 3.93 4.56 5.72
State of Arkansas 2.31 4.42 5.08 5.99
USA 3.66 3.94 2.95 3.25
Government And Government Enterprises
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West Central PDD 2.09 1.71 2.80 3.44
State of Arkansas 2.08 1.45 1.67 0.81
USA 1.06 1.47 1.30 1.08
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