StateMaster - Arkansan Economy statistics

Employment	1,336,448	[32nd of 52]
Gross State Product > Current Dollars	$80,056,000,000.00	[34th of 56]
Median Earnings for Male Full-Time, Year-Round Workers	$33,131.00	[50th of 51]
Median Family Income	$39,945.00	[50th of 51]
Median Household Income	$32,983.00	[49th of 51]
Nest Egg Index	87.12	[48th of 50]
Percent below poverty level	17.9%	[5th of 51]
Percent of Children Below Poverty Level	25.9 %	[5th of 51]
Percent of Households With Retirement Income	17.1 %	[29th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level	12.8 %	[6th of 51]
Percent of Related Children Below Poverty Level	25.3 %	[5th of 51]
Personal income	$75,462,000,000.00	[33rd of 51]
Total tax burden	$5,580,678,000.00	[30th of 50]
Total tax burden (per capita)	$2,029.34	[24th of 50]
Unemployment	66,924	[33rd of 52]
Unemployment rate	4.8%	[16th of 52]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total families	-8.8%	[47th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total recipients	-10.3%	[45th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total families	11,163	[39th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients	25,382	[42nd of 54]

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SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; US Census Bureau, 2004.; American Community Survey 2004 ; A.G. Edwards; American Community Survey 2004; Bureau of Economic Analysis regional data, 2005; US Census Bureau, 2004; Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; Administration of Children and Families

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: AR

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