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State continues to lose manufacturing jobs, plants

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Updated: April 17, 2007
MNI reports Arkansas again suffered sharp drops in employment this year, losing 7,515 (3%) manufacturing jobs and 104 plants since October 2005. MNI`s five-year survey shows Arkansas lost 25,269 jobs or 9.7% of its manufacturing employment since October 2002, despite a net gain of 235 plants. Manufacturers` News reports Arkansas is now home to 4,344 manufacturing companies employing 235,686 workers. MNI`s regional study shows Arkansas ranks 2nd in the Southwest by number of manufacturing jobs, accounting for 12% of the region`s industrial employment. Little Rock ranks among the top manufacturing cities in the Southwest with 326 plants and 15,773 jobs listed in the 2007 Edition. According to MNI, the food sector is Arkansas`s top industrial employer, with poultry slaughtering representing 15% of the state`s manufacturing employment or 33,422 jobs. (Copyright 2006 Newsroom Solutions, LLC)

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