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INDUSTRY
THIS MONTH EMPLOYMENT
PREVIOUS MONTH
CONSTRUCTION
54,500
51,700
GOVERNMENT
198,900
210,100
MANUFACTURING
162,700
164,200
HEALTH CARE
176,100
177,000
TRADE & TRANSPORTATION
253,300
250,900
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
62,100
61,000
LABOR FORCE
EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED
RATE
PULASKI COUNTY
193,912
187,360
6,552
3.4
BENTON COUNTY
138,207
134,672
3,535
2.6
WASHINGTON COUNTY
126,259
123,185
3,074
2.4
FAULKNER COUNTY
62,818
60,967
1,851
2.9
SALINE COUNTY
59,001
57,378
1,623
2.8
LABOR FORCE
EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED
RATE
CALHOUN COUNTY
2,472
2,362
110
4.4
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
2,504
2,387
117
4.7
WOODRUFF COUNTY
2,798
2,652
146
5.2
MONROE COUNTY
2,829
2,697
132
4.7
LEE COUNTY
2,903
2,781
122
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TOP 10 JAN-APRIL 2019
TOURISM/HOSPITALITY TAX COLLECTIONS IN ARKANSAS CHANGE FROM 2018
LITTLE ROCK
$4.8 MILLION
UP 4.4%
NORTH LITTLE ROCK
$2.5 MILLION
UP 5%
HOT SPRINGS
$2.3 MILLION
UP 5.5%
FAYETTEVILLE
$2.3 MILLION
UP 5%
CONWAY
$1.4 MILLION
UP 0.5%
BENTONVILLE
$813,000
UP 8.7%
PINE BLUFF
$520,000
DOWN
ROGERS
$433,000
UP 7.7%
TEXARKANA
$412,000
UP 9.5%
EUREKA SPRINGS
$359,000
DOWN 8.5%
8%
SOURCE: ARKANSAS HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION
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USAble Mutual Insurance Co. (DBA Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield)
$2,446,660,390
27.22%
Care Improvement Plus
$489,648,460
5.45%
Celtic Insurance Co.
$380,830,944
4.24%
Humana Health Plan Inc.
$324,321,896
3.61%
HMO Partners Inc.
$308,490,648
3.43%
$241,467,811
2.69%
United Healthcare Insurance Co. QCA Health Plan Inc.
$199,360,309
2.22%
Harmony Health Plan Inc.
$158,755,126
1.77%
Delta Dental Plan of Arkansas Inc.
$127,398,964
1.42%
Qualchoice Health Insurance Co.
$116,377,756
1.29%
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