Manufacturing forms the backbone of the Paragould labor market, with major employers including Tenneco, Inc., an automotive parts manufacturer; Greenbrier Companies, a manufacturer of railway tank and hopper cars; and Anchor Industries, manufacturers of plastic wrap and packaging. Employees converge on Paragould to work from surrounding counties, providing a labor force of more than 141,000 in a 45-mile radius. Median Household Income is $45,841, and 90.0 percent of the adult population has a high school diploma or beyond in Greene County.


Workforce Labor Force:
County
| Civilian Labor Force
| Employed
| Unemployed
| Unemployment Rate
|
Clay, AR | 5,263 | 5,057 | 206 | 3.9% |
Craighead, AR | 56,859 | 55,544 | 1,315 | 2.3% |
Greene, AR
| 19,387
| 18,848
| 539 | 2.8%
|
Lawrence, AR | 6,654 | 6,447 | 207 | 3.1% |
Mississippi, AR | 16,267 | 15,440 | 827 | 5.1% |
Poinsett, AR | 9,739 | 9,457 | 282 | 2.9% |
Randolph, AR | 7,026 | 6,813 | 213 | 3.0% |
Dunklin, MO | 11,111 | 10,657 | 454 | 4.1% |
Pemiscot, MO | 5,854 | 5,624 | 230 | 3.9% |
Source: "Arkansas Labor Market," Department of Workforce Services, December 2022; "Local Area Unemployment Statistics,"
Missouri Economic Research & Information Center, December 2022.
Paragould Workplace Detail
Greene County Demographic Detail