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The South > Arkansas > Labor

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Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees 1,986 [17th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.715 per 1,000 people [12th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,851 [14th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 6.66 per 10,000 people [9th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours 3,702,000 [17th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.332 per capita [10th of 28]
Canada–US relations > US Jobs Supported 45,000 [32nd of 51]
Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees 541 [41st of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.947 per 10,000 people [40th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,507 [26th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 12.619 per 10,000 people [25th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours 7,116,000 [28th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 25.605 per 10 people [26th of 44]
Coal Mining Fatalities 1 [20th of 20]
    Coal Mining Fatalities (per capita) 0.36 per 1 million people [16th of 20]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees 5,191 [31st of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.868 per 1,000 people [32nd of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 4,166 [27th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 14.99 per 10,000 people [20th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours 8,433,000 [28th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 30.344 per 10 people [21st of 46]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees 13,612 [11th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.898 per 1,000 people [1st of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 11,308 [7th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 40.689 per 10,000 people [1st of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours 22,305,000 [8th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 80.258 per 10 people [1st of 40]
Employed 1,138,000 [31st of 50]
Employment Ratio 67.2 [44th of 51]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees 16,558 [27th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 5.958 per 1,000 people [15th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 11,808 [24th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.249 per 1,000 people [16th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours 24,562,000 [24th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 8.838 per capita [13th of 48]
Food manufacturing > Number of employees 49,972 [8th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 17.981 per 1,000 people [1st of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 43,043 [5th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 154.878 per 10,000 people [2nd of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers hours 88,332,000 [4th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 31.784 per capita [2nd of 49]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees 7,389 [21st of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 26.587 per 10,000 people [9th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 5,858 [21st of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.108 per 1,000 people [9th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours 11,353,000 [19th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 4.085 per capita [10th of 46]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees 2,714 [2nd of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 9.766 per 10,000 people [2nd of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 2,477 [3rd of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 8.913 per 10,000 people [2nd of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours 4,513,000 [3rd of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.624 per capita [2nd of 15]
Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees 14,324 [23rd of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 5.154 per 1,000 people [13th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 10,274 [20th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.697 per 1,000 people [12th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours 20,798,000 [23rd of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 7.484 per capita [13th of 47]
Mean Travel Time to Work 20.8 [38th of 51]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees 4,749 [34th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.709 per 1,000 people [26th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,447 [30th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.24 per 1,000 people [25th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours 6,972,000 [31st of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 2.509 per capita [23rd of 47]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees 3,525 [29th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 12.684 per 10,000 people [27th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 2,907 [34th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.046 per 1,000 people [30th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours 5,846,000 [31st of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 21.035 per 10 people [27th of 46]
Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts 4 [36th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts (per capita) 0.144 per 100,000 people [40th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment 13 [32nd of 42]
    Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment (per capita) 0.468 per 100,000 people [14th of 42]
Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments 5 [30th of 37]
    Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments (per capita) 0.18 per 100,000 people [16th of 37]
Occupational Fatalities > Falls 10 [30th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Falls (per capita) 0.36 per 100,000 people [15th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Fires or explosions 6 [9th of 18]
    Occupational Fatalities > Fires or explosions (per capita) 2.159 per 1 million people [1st of 18]
Occupational Fatalities > Totals 70 [31st of 51]
    Occupational Fatalities > Totals (per capita) 0.252 per 10,000 people [21st of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents 31 [32nd of 49]
    Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents (per capita) 1.115 per 100,000 people [21st of 49]
Paper manufacturing > Number of employees 10,821 [16th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 38.936 per 10,000 people [3rd of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 898 [36th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.231 per 10,000 people [34th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours 19,171,000 [15th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.898 per capita [3rd of 40]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Management, Business and Financial Occupations 11.2 % [48th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Professional and Related Occupations 17.2 % [49th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 15.7 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 1.7 % [46th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 17.4 % [5th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 76.7 % [30th of 51]
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 63.1 % [45th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 83.4 % [6th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 10.9 % [16th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 0.4 % [48th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 24.5 % [28th of 51]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees 995 [17th of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.58 per 10,000 people [10th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 450 [18th of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.619 per 10,000 people [12th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours 958,000 [18th of 22]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 34.471 per 100 people [14th of 22]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees 15,078 [19th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 54.254 per 10,000 people [3rd of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,216 [41st of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.438 per 1,000 people [41st of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours 23,762,000 [18th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 85.501 per 10 people [3rd of 44]
Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees 8,564 [13th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.082 per 1,000 people [7th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 7,068 [14th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 25.432 per 10,000 people [7th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours 16,078,000 [13th of 39]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 57.852 per 10 people [6th of 39]
Printing & related support activities > Number of employees 3,232 [33rd of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Number of employees (per capita) 1.163 per 1,000 people [35th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) 1,972 [36th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.71 per 1,000 people [39th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours 3,848,000 [33rd of 44]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours (per capita) 13.846 per 10 people [35th of 44]
Textile product mills > Number of employees 1,231 [26th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Number of employees (per capita) 0.443 per 1,000 people [14th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) 1,002 [23rd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.605 per 10,000 people [11th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers hours 2,105,000 [21st of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 7.574 per 10 people [9th of 32]
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 193,746 [24th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.971 per 100 people [4th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 155,852 [21st of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 5.608 per 100 people [2nd of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 319,055,000 [22nd of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 114.803 per capita [3rd of 51]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees 15,004 [26th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 5.399 per 1,000 people [14th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 12,287 [23rd of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.421 per 1,000 people [10th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours 24,451,000 [26th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 87.98 per 10 people [14th of 46]
Unemployment > Rate 5.7% [6th of 50]
Unemployment Rate > 2004 5.7 [13th of 51]
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 4.3 [31st of 51]
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 6 [47th of 50]
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 4.8 [48th of 50]
US minimum wages > State > Level $6.25 [42nd of 50]
Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees 1,246 [40th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.483 per 10,000 people [39th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 10,813 [16th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.891 per 1,000 people [5th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours 23,773,000 [15th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 8.554 per capita [5th of 45]

SOURCES: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; Wikipedia: Canada–United States relations; Mine Safety and Health Administration, 5/25/2006.; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; American Community Survey 2004 ; US Department of Labor, 2004.; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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