Work Force: (December 2001)

	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemployment Rate
Johnson County	10,875	10,525	350	3.3%
Franklin County	7,500	7,150	350	4.6%
Logan County	9,225	8,675	550	5.9%
Pope County	27,750	26,750	1,000	3.6%
Yell County	9,525	9,225	300	3.1%

Johnson County Employment by Category:

Non Agricultural Employment	7,811		Transportation & Public Utilities	70
Manufacturing	3,507		Non Manufacturing	4,304
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	243		Wholesale & Retail Trade	1,873
Government	827		Construction	86
Services	1,025		Other	180

Labor Market Area Wage Rate Information:

Occupational Title	Average Wage		Occupational Title	Average Wage
Accountants & Auditors	16.68		Industrial Engineers	20.64
All Other Clerical & Admin. Support	7.48		Industrial Production Managers	18.94
All Other Laborers & Material Movers	7.91		Janitors and Cleaners	6.76
All Other Machine Setters & Operators	10.89		Machinery Maintenance Mechanics	10.95
All Other Managers & Administrators	19.51		Machinists	11.11
All Other Prof & Tech. Occupations	11.95		Maintenance Repairers, General Utility	11.25
Assemblers and Fabricators	8.81		Marketing, Advertising, & PR Managers	21.88
Bill and Account Collectors	8.00		Material Moving Equipment Operators	8.31
Boiler Operators	11.70		Mechanical Engineers	21.89
Bookkeeping, Acct. & Auditing Clerks	8.80		Millwrights	11.28
Bus and Truck Mechanics	9.75		Motor Vehicle Operators	8.16
Clerical and Administrative Supervisors	13.09		Office Managers	13.67
Cooking Machine Operators	9.27		Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	8.58
Data Entry Operators	7.23		Personnel, Training, and LR Managers	19.74
Drafters	13.94		Precision Inspectors	9.94
Electrical and Electronic Engineers	20.54		Production and Operating Supervisors	12.91
Electricians	12.04		Production Inspectors	11.73
Extrude, Form, & Compact Machine Opera.	8.64		Production Planning & Expediting Clerks	10.17
Financial Managers	22.44		Purchasing Agents	14.07
Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	9.74		Receptionist and Information Clerk	7.53
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, and Drier Operators	9.27		Salespersons	18.12
General Managers and Top Executives	27.17		Secretaries	8.49
General Clerks, Office	7.75		Shipping and Receiving Clerks	9.59
Grinding and Blending Machine Operators	8.22		Stockroom and Warehouse Stock Clerks	10.07
Hand Packers and Packagers	7.78		Welders and Cutters	10.53

Statewide Fringe Benefits

Fringe benefits were explained to be optional incentives, payments or contributions for employees. Respondents were directed to disregard required payments and contributions such as worker's compensation insurance, unemployment contributions and overtime pay.

Please notice that the information tracks only the availability of fringe benefits. It does not consider the distribution of the costs of the benefits between the employee and employer or any dollar limits or time restraints on coverage.

Percentage Offering Benefits for:

Full-time Employees	86.5
Part-time Employees	7.8

Percentage Offering Optional Insurance Coverage for:

Dental care	53.7		Dependent care	50.2
Group life coverage	78.5		Hospitalization	82.8
Major medical care	81.3		Maternity care	70.6
Vision care	23.9		Long-term disability	48.0
Temporary disability	54.1

Percentage Offering Overtime Pay for:

Saturdays or Sundays not on normal shift schedule		69.6
Holidays not on normal shift schedule		61.3

Percentage Offering Overtime Pay at:

1.5 times regular hourly pay		94.8
2.0 times regular hourly pay		6.3

Holidays and Paid Vacation:

Years of Service	I Yr	2 Yrs	3 Yrs	4 Yrs	5 Yrs	5 Yrs +
percentage offering 0 days	4.7	3.8	3.9	4.2	3.4	3.5
percentage offering 1 to 5 days	73.8	39.6	18.1	16.6	9.2	5.6
percentage offering 6 to 10 days	20.0	53.6	71.8	71.3	60.6	36.8
percentage offering over 10 days	1.5	3.0	6.2	7.9	26.8	54.1

Average Number of Paid Holidays per year

8.29 days

Total Fringe Benefits Costs
As a percentage of total employee costs*:

estimated at 0% to 10% of total	20.8	estimated at 11% to 15% of total	10.5
estimated at 16% to 20% of total	3.7	estimated at 21% to 25% of total	10.7
estimated at 26% to 30% of total	13.5	estimated at 3%to 3.5% of total	11.3
estimated at 36% to 45% of total	15.6	estimated at 46% and over of total	3.9

*Total employee costs were defined as base hourly pay, required benefits or payments and optional benefits.

Additional information is available for specific SIC codes.

Manpower and Vocational Training Facilities

Arkansas Valley Vocational Technical Institute: (479) 667-2117

Fully Accredited Postsecondary Vocational Education

Average Enrollment:

350

Faculty:

27

Occupational courses offered in heating and Air Conditioning; Auto Body Repair and Painting; Automotive Service; Technology; Business Education: Business Data Processing; Cosmetology-, Digital Electronics; Automated Maintenance Technology.- Food Lab Technology; Licensed Practical Nursing; Nursing Aide/Assistant Training; Respiratory Care Technician; Welding; Adult Basic Education/G.E.D.

Russellville Area- Vocational Center: (479) 968-5422

Average Enrollment:

400

Faculty:

8

Participating High Schools:

• Clarksville Public High School
• Lamar Public High School
• Westside Public High. School

Occupational courses offered in Auto Mechanics, Metal Fabrication, Drafting, Electronics, Horticulture, Precision Machining, Cosmetology, and Building Trades Programs.

Employment Security Department

Arkansas Employment Security Department
23 Sherwood
Clarksville, Arkansas 72830
(479) 754-8969

Temporary Services

Kelly Services Ms. Shari Neely 4937 Old Greewood Rd. Fort Smith Arkansas 72903 Phone 479-646-6569 Email: sheri_neely@kellyservices.com	Manpower Temporary Services Sherwood Plaza 1136 S. Rogers Clarksville, Arkansas 72830 (479) 754-7861
TEC 21 Sherwood Plaza Clarksville, AR 72830 Phone: 479-754-8259