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THIS MONTH EMPLOYMENT
PREVIOUS MONTH
CONSTRUCTION
55,400
54,200
GOVERNMENT
215,800
202,800
MANUFACTURING
162,400
163,800
HEALTH CARE
179,700
178,400
TRADE & TRANSPORTATION
252,300
253,100
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
63,300
63,600
LABOR FORCE
EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED
RATE
PULASKI COUNTY
190,969
184,369
6,600
3.5
BENTON COUNTY
137,860
134,221
3,639
2.6
WASHINGTON COUNTY
125,902
122,746
3,156
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FAULKNER COUNTY
61,918
60,010
1,908
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SALINE COUNTY
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56,459
1,696
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EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED
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CALHOUN COUNTY
2,384
2,285
99
4.2
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
2,446
2,322
124
5.1
MONROE COUNTY
2,795
2,683
112
4.0
WOODRUFF COUNTY
2,814
2,666
148
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DALLAS COUNTY
2,834
2,696
138
4.9
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TOP 40 ARKANSAS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES (based on number of employees)
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Tyson Foods Inc.
Location of Facilities — Bergman, Berryville, Clarksville, Dardanelle, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Grannis, Green Forest, Hope, Nashville, North Little Rock, Paris, Pine Bluff, Rogers, Russellville, Scranton, Springdale, Texarkana, Van Buren and Waldron Products — Poultry processing, breed stock, feeds and related products, tortillas, corn chips, taco shells, pre-plated frozen entrees, prepared foods, pet foods and Cornish hen processing
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Simmons Foods Inc.
Location of Facilities — Decatur, Siloam Springs and Van Buren Products — Fresh, cooked, ready-to-cook and frozen poultry, poultry byproducts, pet food, feed mill and hatchery
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Baldor Electric Co.
Location of Facilities — Clarksville, Ozark and Fort Smith (Baldor and Southwestern Die Casting) Products — Aluminum die-castings, parts for motors and generators, grinders, drives, gears and electric motors
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Georgia-Pacific Corp. (Koch Industries Inc.)
Location of Facilities — Crossett, Fort Smith, Fordyce, Gurdon and Hope Products — Business paper, pulp, plywood, hardboard, fiberboard, lumber, resin and plastic materials for wood industry, hardwood and softwood sawdust/chips, tall oil, bleached food board, consumer products, napkins, and tissue, bond, ledger, tablet, toilet paper and OSB board (particle board)
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OK Industries Inc.
Location of Facilities — Fort Smith (OK Foods and OK Feed Mills) Products — Frozen processed poultry products, precooked chicken and feeds
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Dassault Aviation
Location of Facilities — Little Rock (Falcon Jet) Products — Falcon jet aircraft models F2000S, F2000LX, F7X, F8X and F900LX
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Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.
Location of Facilities — Texarkana Products — Pneumatic rubber radial tires and molded rubber goods for the automotive industry
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George’s Processing Inc.
Location of Facilities — Springdale Products — Fresh and frozen poultry products and feed mix
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Nucor/Nucor-Yamato Corp./ Nucor Castrip
Location of Facilities — Armorel and Blytheville Products — Wide flange steel beams and H-pilings and large channel; sheet piling, channels, coiled sheet steel
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American Railcar Industries Inc.
Location of Facilities — Marmaduke and Paragould Products — General service and pressure differentiated tank railcars; freight cars; class F and K wheel, axel and bearing assemblies
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Husqvarna Home Products Inc.
Location of Facilities — Nashville Products — String trimmers, edgers, electric and gas-powered blowers, and electric and gas powered chain saws
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Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc.
Location of Facilities — Batesville, Rogers and Warren Products — Poultry processing and grain/feed mills
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Tenneco Automotive Inc.
Location of Facilities — Paragould (Tenneco Automotive - Monroe) Products — Shock absorbers and struts
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Nestle S.A.
Location of Facilities — Fort Smith (Gerber Products) and Jonesboro (Nestle USA) Products — Baby foods, infant cereal and frozen dinners
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ConAgra Inc.
Location of Facilities — Russellville Products — Frozen dinners and other frozen food specialties
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Butterball LLC
Location of Facilities — Huntsville, Jonesboro and Ozark Products — Poultry processing and deli turkey
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Rockline Industries Inc.
Location of Facilities —Booneville, Russellville and Springdale Products — Moist towelettes, baby wipes, shop towels and hospital washcloths
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Peco Foods Inc.
Location of Facilities — Batesville and Newark Corning and Pocahontas (currently under construction) Products — Poultry products
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LOCATION & PRODUCTS
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McKee Foods
Location of Facilities — Gentry Products — Snack cakes (Little Debbie)
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Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (JBS S.A.)
Location of Facilities — DeQueen Products — Processed poultry, hatching/grow-out and feed milling
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Remington Arms Co. Inc.
Location of Facilities — Lonoke Products — Sporting ammunition
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American Greetings Corp.
Location of Facilities —Osceola Products — Greeting and holiday cards, accessories and picture frames
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Cargill Inc.
Location of Facilities — Russellville and Springdale Products — Turkey processing, poultry, dairy feed and hatchery
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Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Location of Facilities — Mountain Home Products — Health care products; dialyzers, disposable blood containers and disposable IV containers
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Evergreen Packaging Inc.
Location of Facilities — Pine Bluff Products — Bleached coated publication paper and bleached liquid packaging board
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Lennox Industries
Location of Facilities — Stuttgart Products — Heating and air conditioning equipment
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Riceland Foods Inc.
Location of Facilities — Jonesboro, Stuttgart, and Waldenburg (ADM Riceland Foods) *Numerous grain storage facilities located throughout eastern Arkansas are not included in the manufacturing employment total Products — Rice, rice cakes, rice flour, rice by products, brown rice, bulk packaged rice, soybean meal and soybean cooking oil
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Domtar, A.W., Inc.
Location of Facilities — Ashdown Products — Uncoated free sheet paper and cellulose fibers
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Ranger Boats (Fishing Holdings LLC)
Location of Facilities — Flippin Products — Boats and boat trailers
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Molex Inc.
Location of Facilities — Maumelle Products — Wire connectors
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Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc.
Location of Facilities — Jonesboro Products — Conveyors and conveyor parts; power belt, gravity roller, wheel and gravity rack
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Cloyes Gear & Products Inc.
Location of Facilities — Fort Smith, Paris and Subiaco Products — Automotive timing gears and sprockets, industrial gears and powered metal products
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Bekaert Corp.
Location of Facilities — Rogers and Van Buren Products — Steel tire cord, steel wire and agricultural fencing
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Wayne Farms
Location of Facilities — Danville Products — Poultry processing
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Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Location of Facilities — Conway and Maumelle Products — Baby wipes, tampons, feminine pads and adult incontinence pads
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Paloma Industries (Rheem Manufacturing Co. Inc.)
Location of Facilities — Fort Smith Products — Heating and air conditioning equipment
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Lockheed Martin Missile & Fire Control
Location of Facilities — Fayetteville Products — Multiple launch rocket systems and ammunition rockets
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Superior Industries International Inc.
Location of Facilities — Fort Smith (Gerber Products) and Jonesboro (Nestle USA) Products — Aluminum road wheels and plating, automotive accessories and trailer hitch balls
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Tenaris Hickman (formerly Maverick Tube Corp.)
Location of Facilities — Blytheville Products — Tubing for the oil and gas industries and structural metal shapes
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Welspun Tubulars LLC
Location of Facilities — Little Rock Products — Steel pipe
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ReferenceUSA.com; D&B Hoovers; Arkansas Economic Development Commission; companies’ corporate websites Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (1st Quarter 2015) (Rankings are determined by estimated statewide manufacturing employment. Exact employment numbers are not reportable due to disclosure requirements.) * Employment Codes: A. 640-1,249, B. 1,250-1,499, C. 1,500-1,749, D. 1,750-1,999, E. 2,000-2,999, F. 3,000-4,999, G. 5,000+
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OVER FOUR DECADES of SETTING THE INDUSTRY STANDARD A proud family owned company with over 40 years of Arkansas heritage. Windsor Door is servicing dealers from coast to coast with quality products and an innovative customer experience. Visit our website to learn how we can enhance your curb appeal. 5800 Scott Hamilton Dr. Little Rock, AR. 72209
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A POWERFUL HISTORY OF TEACHING OUR FUTURE. We’re proud to recognize Kathy Brantley, a first grade teacher at Quitman Elementary School, and Val Harp, a first grade teacher at Hackett Elementary School, as the 2018 Arkansas Rural Education Association’s Teachers of the Year. Brantley and Harp were presented with a crystal apple gift and a check for $1,000 from the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. From electrifying one room school houses to powering campuses of the future, we’re thankful to play a part in educating the next generation. And we’ll continue to be there where you need us, powering our future, together.
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