South Arkansas has a highly skilled, certified, award-winning, precision manufacturing workforce trained and seasoned by our primary manufacturers. Those manufacturers require exacting skill sets in chemical production, wood and paper products production, rockets and guided missiles, military vehicles, munitions, oil & gas, and fabricated metals.
June 2015 Labor Force
| Counties | Available Labor
Force |
In Labor
Force |
Not in
Labor Force |
Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley | 8,700 | 8,000 | 700 | 8.1% |
| Calhoun | 2,425 | 2,275 | 150 | 6.0% |
| Columbia | 9,750 | 9,025 | 725 | 7.4% |
| Ouachita | 10,802 | 9,812 | 990 | 7.2% |
| Union | 17,075 | 15,875 | 1,200 | 7.0% |
| Total | 48,752 | 44,987 | 3,765 | 7.1% |