Economy at a Glance

Fort Smith, AR-OK

Fort Smith, AR-OK
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2008

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 141.1 140.0 139.4 139.7 140.0 (P) 138.9

Employment (1)

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 134.1 133.3 133.4 133.8 133.4 (P) 131.6

Unemployment (1)

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 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.6 (P) 7.3

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 5.0 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.7 (P) 5.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 126.6 123.7 125.6 127.1 126.5 (P) 125.7

12-month % change
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 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.2 (P) -0.2

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction (3)

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 9.0 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.9 (P) 8.8

12-month % change
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 0.0 0.0 -1.1 0.0 1.1 (P) 0.0

Manufacturing (3)

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 25.3 25.2 25.2 25.1 24.6 (P) 24.2

12-month % change
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 -5.6 -6.0 -5.3 -5.6 -5.7 (P) -6.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 25.1 25.0 25.0 25.1 25.2 (P) 25.4

12-month % change
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 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 (P) 0.8

Information (3)

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 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 (P) 1.5

12-month % change
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P) 0.0

Financial Activities (3)

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 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 (P) 4.6

12-month % change
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 2.2 4.5 4.5 2.2 2.2 (P) 2.2

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 13.2 13.1 13.8 13.6 13.3 (P) 13.0

12-month % change
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 2.3 2.3 0.7 4.6 4.7 (P) 4.8

Education and Health Services (3)

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 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 (P) 15.5

12-month % change
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 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 (P) 0.6

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.2 (P) 10.0

12-month % change
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 2.9 3.0 1.9 2.0 0.0 (P) 0.0

Other Services (3)

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 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 (P) 3.6

12-month % change
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 2.7 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P) 0.0

Government (3)

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 18.4 16.0 17.2 18.8 19.1 (P) 19.1

12-month % change
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 1.7 4.6 3.6 2.7 3.2 (P) 2.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: January 06, 2009

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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