Commodity Production and Value Report
Economic Contribution of Ag
Employment Contributions
Employment By the Aggregate Agricultural Sector in AR, 2018
Contribution
Jobs
% of Total
% of State
Area
Contribution
Total
Direct
145,622
54.1
8.8
Indirect
51,920
19.3
3.1
Induced
71,408
26.6
4.3
TOTAL
268,950
100.0
16.3
Arkansas' Aggregate Agriculture Sector generates
employment in all 20 industries in the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
used for economic analysis.
Jobs Generated by Ag in Top Five NAICS Industriesa
Industry
Jobs
Manufacturing
82,632
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting
63,973
Health Care and Social Assistance
13,983
Public Administration
12,360
Retail Trade
11,743
Top Five Total
184,691
(68.7% of all Jobs generated by agriculture)
Source: IMPLAN, 2019; English, Popp, and Miller, 2020b.
"Groupings based on the U.S. Census Bureau's 2-digit North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) aggregation.
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