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By job gal | December 5, 2008
Arkansas
Arkansas is located in the southern region of the United States. The state shares a border with six other states and the Mississippi River. Little Rock serves as the state’s capital and most populous city.
The word Arkansas comes from the same root as Kansas, and is from the French pronunciation of a Quapaw word meaning “land of downriver people” or “people of the south wind.” Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was the first European to reach Arkansas at the end of the 16th century. The state played an important role in the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836 and the Mexican Civil War in 1846.
Arkansas was admitted into the Union as the 25th state in 1836. The state seceded from the Union in 1861 so it could participate in the American Civil War, and was readmitted in 1968 as part of the Military Reconstruction Act. During the 19th Century, construction of railroads in the state helped the population grow. Long a center for slavery and racial tension, the case of Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education brought national attention to the state.
Arkansas’ Job Market
In 2005 Arkansas had a gross domestic product of $87 billion. Arkansas is well known for its tourism industry. The state’s agricultural outputs include: poultry and eggs, soybeans, sorghum, cattle, cotton, rice, hogs and milk. Industrial outputs include: food processing, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, paper products, bromine and vanadium.
The state’s fastest-growing industries include: natural resources and mining, education and health services and leisure and hospitality
Work Trends
Arkansas unemployment rate: 5.4 percent
National unemployment rate: 6.5 percent
Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
Arkansas’ Largest Employers
Wal-Mart Stores
702 S.W. Eighth St.
Bentonville, AR 72716
Tyson Foods
2210 W. Oaklawn Dr.
Springdale, AR 72762
Murphy Oil
200 Peach St.
El Dorado, AR 71730
Alltel
1 Allied Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72202
Dillard’s
1600 Cantrell Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72201
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Dr.
Lowell, AR 72745
Windstream
4001 Rodney Parham Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72212
Arkansas Best
3801 Old Greenwood Rd.
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Baldor Electric
5711 R.S. Boreham, Jr. St.
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
JobCentral
Craigslist
ArkansasJobs
State of Arkansas
Arkansas Business
ArkansasOnlineJobs
CareerBuilder
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Surrounding Area Job Search
Russellville, AR
Conway, AR
Pine Bluff, AR
Little Rock, AR
Hot Springs Village, AR
Jacksonville, AR
Jonesboro, AR
Fayetteville, AR
Kansas City, KS
Memphis, TN
Continuing Education
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Central Arkansas
Arkansas State University
Discovering Arkansas
Ozarks
Wild River Country
Little Rock Zoo
Arkansas State Fair
The Great Passion Play
Arkansas Statistics
Population
Total population: 2,810,872
Persons under five-years old: 6.9 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 24.6 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 13.9 percent
Female: 51 percent
White: 81.1 percent
Black: 15.7 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: .8 percent
Asian: 1 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .1 percent
Multi-racial: 1.3 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 5 percent
Non-Hispanic White: 76.4 percent
Education
High school graduates: 75.3 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.7 percent
Housing
Housing units: 1,273,615
Homeownership rate: 69.4 percent
Housing units in multi-unit structures: 13.9 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $72,800
Households: 1,042,696
Persons per household: 2.49
Income
Median household income: $35,295
Per capita income: $16,904
Persons below poverty: 15.6 percent
Transportation
Airports: Little Rock National, Northwest Arkansas Regional, Fort Smith
Railroads: Amtrak (Texas Eagle)
Public mass transit: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Weather (Little Rock)
Average annual precipitation: 50.8 inches
Average low temp. in January: 31 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 93 degrees
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