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Workforce Numbers |
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Workforce Numbers
November 2011
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Civilian Labor Force
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Employed
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Unemployed
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Unemployment Rate
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Craighead County
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47,200
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44,300
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2,900
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6.2%
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Jonesboro MSA
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57,800
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54,100
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3,700
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6.4%
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Arkansas
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1,365,000
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1,256,500
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108,500
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8.0%
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United States
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153,883,000
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140,580,000
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13,303,000
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8.6%
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Source: Arkansas Department of Workforce, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Departmetn of Labor, November 2011; data provided January 25, 2012.
Jonesboro MSA
(Craighead & Poinsett Counties)
Non-Farm Payroll Jobs
December 2011
| Total Non-Farm Workers |
48,900 |
Total Service Providing
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40,500 |
| Total Goods Producing |
8,400 |
Total Private
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39,900 |
| Government |
9,000 |
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Source: Arkansas Department of Workforce, Non-Farm Payroll Jobs, Jonesboro MSA, December 2011; data provided January 27, 2012
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