Work Force: (July 2009)

Johnson County Employment by Category:

Non Agricultural Employment	8,375		Transportation & Public Utilities	75
Manufacturing	3,275		Non Manufacturing	3,275
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	225		Wholesale & Retail Trade	2,100
Government	1,100		Construction	175
Services	1,425		Other	180

Labor Market Area Wage Rate Information:

Occupational Title	Average Wage		Occupational Title	Average Wage
Accountants & Auditors	22.33		Industrial Engineers	27.56
All Other Clerical & Admin. Support	7.92		Industrial Production Managers	31.44
All Other Laborers & Material Movers	10.94		Janitors and Cleaners	7.98
All Other Machine Setters & Operators	13.63		Machinery Maintenance Mechanics	17.07
All Other Managers & Administrators	25.45		Machinists	14.46
All Other Prof & Tech. Occupations	20.16		Maintenance Repairers, General Utility	13.21
Assemblers and Fabricators	11.29		Marketing, Advertising, & PR Managers	36.48
Bill and Account Collectors	10.97		Material Moving Equipment Operators	12.96
Boiler Operators	16.94		Mechanical Engineers	29.39
Bookkeeping, Acct. & Auditing Clerks	12.18		Millwrights	12.74
Bus and Truck Mechanics	14.39		Motor Vehicle Operators	19.34
Clerical and Administrative Supervisors	14.75		Office Managers	25.45
Cooking Machine Operators	9.51		Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	12.11
Data Entry Operators	9.96		Personnel, Training, and LR Managers	16.35
Drafters	16.85		Precision Inspectors	13.96
Electrical and Electronic Engineers	20.54		Production and Operating Supervisors	19.60
Electricians	17.18		Production Inspectors	13.96
Extrude, Form, & Compact Machine Opera.	15.61		Production Planning & Expediting Clerks	14.76
Financial Managers	31.95		Purchasing Agents	19.80
Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	9.34		Receptionist and Information Clerk	9.16
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, and Drier Operators	9.27		Salespersons	14.39
General Managers and Top Executives	39.18		Secretaries	10.53
General Clerks, Office	9.12		Shipping and Receiving Clerks	11.46
Grinding and Blending Machine Operators	12.81		Stockroom and Warehouse Stock Clerks	9.26
Hand Packers and Packagers	8.95		Welders and Cutters	12.96

Fringe benefits were explained to be optional incentives, payments or contributions for employees. Respondents were directed to disregard required payments and contributions such as worker's compensation insurance, unemployment contributions and overtime pay.

Please notice that the information tracks only the availability of fringe benefits. It does not consider the distribution of the costs of the benefits between the employee and employer or any dollar limits or time restraints on coverage.

Percentage Offering Benefits for:

Full-time Employees	86.5
Part-time Employees	7.8

Percentage Offering Optional Insurance Coverage for:

Dental care	53.7		Dependent care	50.2
Group life coverage	78.5		Hospitalization	82.8
Major medical care	81.3		Maternity care	70.6
Vision care	23.9		Long-term disability	48.0
Temporary disability	54.1

Percentage Offering Overtime Pay for:

Saturdays or Sundays not on normal shift schedule		69.6
Holidays not on normal shift schedule		61.3

Percentage Offering Overtime Pay at:

1.5 times regular hourly pay		94.8
2.0 times regular hourly pay		6.3

Holidays and Paid Vacation:

Years of Service	I Yr	2 Yrs	3 Yrs	4 Yrs	5 Yrs	5 Yrs +
percentage offering 0 days	4.7	3.8	3.9	4.2	3.4	3.5
percentage offering 1 to 5 days	73.8	39.6	18.1	16.6	9.2	5.6
percentage offering 6 to 10 days	20.0	53.6	71.8	71.3	60.6	36.8
percentage offering over 10 days	1.5	3.0	6.2	7.9	26.8	54.1

Average Number of Paid Holidays per year

8.29 days

Total Fringe Benefits Costs
As a percentage of total employee costs*:

estimated at 0% to 10% of total	20.8	estimated at 11% to 15% of total	10.5
estimated at 16% to 20% of total	3.7	estimated at 21% to 25% of total	10.7
estimated at 26% to 30% of total	13.5	estimated at 3%to 3.5% of total	11.3
estimated at 36% to 45% of total	15.6	estimated at 46% and over of total	3.9

*Total employee costs were defined as base hourly pay, required benefits or payments and optional benefits.

Arkansas Valley Vocational Technical Institute: (501) 667-2117

Fully Accredited Postsecondary Vocational Education

Average Enrollment:

1777

Faculty:

27

Occupational courses offered in heating and Air Conditioning; Auto Body Repair and Painting; Automotive Service; Technology; Business Education: Business Data Processing; Cosmetology-, Digital Electronics; Automated Maintenance Technology.- Food Lab Technology; Licensed Practical Nursing; Nursing Aide/Assistant Training; Respiratory Care Technician; Welding; Adult Basic Education/G.E.D.

Russellville Area- Vocational Center: (501) 968-5422

Average Enrollment:

400

Faculty:

19

Participating High Schools:

• Clarksville Public High School
• Lamar Public High School
• Westside Public High School
• Oark Public High School

Employment Security Department

Arkansas Employment Security Department
23 Sherwood
Clarksville, Arkansas 72830
(479) 754-8969

Temporary Services

Kelly Services Ms. Shari Neely 4937 Old Greewood Rd. Fort Smith Arkansas 72903 Phone 479-646-6569 Email: sheri_neely@kellyservices.com	Penmac, The Career Agents 1152 Rogers Ave. Clarksville, AR 72830 (479) 754-8811
TEC 21 Sherwood Plaza Clarksville, AR 72830 Phone: 479-754-8259