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Benton Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Benton, AR Arkansas United States
White Collar 7,735 73.88% 745,128 66.65% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 2,734 26.12% 372,811 33.35% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 1,750 14.66% 180,011 13.86% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 2,239 18.76% 236,274 18.19% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 3,746 31.38% 328,843 25.32% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 1,442 12.08% 167,992 12.93% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 25 0.21% 12,873 0.99% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 1,212 10.15% 130,650 10.06% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 1,522 12.75% 242,161 18.64% 18,448,595 12.88%

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White Collar Employment: perform tasks that are considered less physically laborious

Blue Collar Employment: perform tasks that are manual, technical labor or are in technical maintenance "trades"

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Benton Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Benton, AR Arkansas United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 85 0.71% 37,665 2.90% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 1,013 8.49% 96,124 7.40% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 1,190 9.97% 214,067 16.48% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 564 4.73% 36,435 2.81% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 1,342 11.24% 149,636 11.52% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 751 6.29% 84,536 6.51% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 398 3.33% 28,253 2.18% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 747 6.26% 64,230 4.95% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 945 7.92% 80,663 6.21% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 2,754 23.07% 290,500 22.37% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 749 6.28% 89,242 6.87% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 665 5.57% 70,481 5.43% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 733 6.14% 56,972 4.39% 7,044,144 4.92%

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Employment by Industry: This data represents 2010 employment by industry for the total civilian population.

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Benton Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Benton, AR Arkansas United States
Employment Potential 18,831 2,248,326 237,450,726
Civilian Total 11,936 1,298,804 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 6,296 33.43% 695,651 30.94% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 5,640 29.95% 603,153 26.83% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 26 0.14% 5,919 0.26% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 0 0.00% 1,045 0.05% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 516 2.74% 76,175 3.39% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 280 1.49% 56,153 2.50% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 2,364 12.55% 336,682 14.97% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 3,709 19.70% 473,548 21.06% 46,381,412 19.53%

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Workforce Statistics: The Workforce breakdown is derived from data, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Benton Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Benton, AR Arkansas United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 8,819 73.89% 953,141 73.39% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 743 6.22% 78,417 6.04% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 472 3.95% 57,475 4.43% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 1,097 9.19% 94,111 7.25% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 234 1.96% 27,140 2.09% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 564 4.73% 86,235 6.64% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 7 0.06% 2,285 0.18% 204,846 0.14%

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Civilian Employers (Population Age 16+): This data represents 2010 employment by type of employers for the total civilian population, over age 16.

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