Fayetteville, Arkansas Metro Area

MSA: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
counties: Benton (AR), Madison (AR), Washington (AR), McDonald (MO)

Population (2017 estimate): 537,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 2.8%

NFP Employment (2017): 254,000
Average Earnings (2017): $37,460

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.6000,1.7,
2013,2.5000,1.6,
2014,4.5000,1.9,
2015,5.1000,2.1,
2016,4.2000,1.8,
2017,3.1000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,5.8000,2.3,
2013,-0.1000,2.0,
2014,4.6000,2.3,
2015,0.2000,2.4,
2016,1.8000,2.0,
2017,1.8000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.9000,8.1000,
2013,5.5000,7.4000,
2014,4.5000,6.2000,
2015,3.7000,5.3000,
2016,2.9000,4.9000,
2017,2.8000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,34510.00,42068.00,
2013,34490.00,42900.00,
2014,36080.00,43888.00,
2015,36160.00,44928.00,
2016,36800.00,45812.00,
2017,37460.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	13,500	57.9	1.2	$97,260
Business and Financial Operations	15,900	68.2	1.3	$63,320
IT and Mathematical	8,120	34.9	1.2	$71,960
Architecture and Engineering	2,160	9.3	0.5	$59,760
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,190	5.1	0.6	$39,360
Community and Social Services	1,510	6.5	0.5	$40,380
Legal and Judicial	1,270	5.4	0.7	$63,590
Education, Training, and Library	14,470	62.1	1.0	$45,840
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	2,170	9.3	0.7	$35,180
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	10,910	46.8	0.8	$52,670
Healthcare Support	4,730	20.3	0.7	$23,760
Protective Services	3,370	14.5	0.6	$36,360
Food Preparation and Serving Related	20,680	88.7	1.0	$18,950
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	6,650	28.5	0.9	$22,820
Personal Care and Services	6,080	26.1	0.8	$20,150
Sales and Related	26,600	114.1	1.1	$24,040
Office and Administrative Support	33,300	142.9	0.9	$30,470
Construction and Extraction	8,050	34.5	0.9	$34,460
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	7,950	34.1	0.9	$38,000
Production	21,080	90.4	1.4	$27,180
Transportation and Material Moving	22,440	96.3	1.4	$32,950