Snapshot of Arkansas Business Stastistics in 2008
Total Number of Firms in Arkansas by Enterprise Employment Size
Figure 1. Total Number of Firms in Arkansas by Enterprise Employment Size
Source: 2008 County Business Patterns, Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
Total Number of Establishments in Arkansas by Enterprise Employment Size
Figure 2. Total Number of Establishments in Arkansas by Enterprise Employment Size
Source: 2008 County Business Patterns, Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
Total Employment in Arkansas by Enterprise Employment Size
Figure 3. Total Employment in Arkansas by Enterprise Employment Size
Source: 2008 County Business Patterns, Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
Total Annual Payroll in Arkansas by Enterprise Employment Size
Figure 4. Total Annual Payroll in Arkansas by Enterprise Employment Size ($1,000)
Source: 2008 County Business Patterns, Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
Arkansas
52,699
66,668
1,026,005
$33,809,713
3,983
5,178
93,558
$1,074,985
2,223
2,502
59,312
$1,381,884
6,046
6,102
51,674
$1,882,149
2,471
4,575
38,347
$1,774,652
5,710
7,254
162,707
$5,921,738
2,709
3,017
183,494
$6,474,513
5,372
5,788
34,487
$1,510,705
7,764
11,467
141,751
$3,024,405
2,191
2,553
54,933
$2,077,491
2,839
3,459
47,048
$2,040,159
Source: 2008 County Business Patterns, Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
Arkansas
52,699
66,668
1,026,005
$33,809,713
8,674
10,901
188,326
$7,006,102
5,324
6,336
107,947
$3,370,281
2,448
2,791
40,892
$1,200,250
14,868
17,869
297,869
$11,004,356
2,563
2,957
44,995
$1,355,866
Source: 2008 County Business Patterns, Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
Glossary of Terms Used
Establishment - A single physical location where business is conducted or where services or industrial operations are performed.
Employment - Paid employment consists of full and part-time employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations, who were on the payroll in the pay period including March 12. Included are employees on sick leave, holidays, and vacations; not included are proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses.
Annual Payroll - Total annual payroll includes all forms of compensation, such as salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, vacation allowances, sick-leave pay, and the value of payments inkind (e.g., free meals and lodgings) paid during the year to all employees.
Enterprise - An enterprise is a business organization consisting of one or more domestic establishments that were specified under common ownership or control. The enterprise and the establishment are the same for single-establishment firms. Each multi-establishment company forms one enterprise - the enterprise employment and annual payroll are summed from the associated establishments.
Firm - A firm is a business organization consisting of one or more domestic establishments in the same state and industry that were specified under common ownership or control. The firm and the establishment are the same for single-establishment firms. For each multi-establishment firm, establishments in the same industry within a state will be counted as one firm- the firm employment and annual payroll are summed from the associated establishments.
Enterprise Size - Enterprise size designations are determined by the summed employment of all associated establishments. The enterprise size group `0` includes enterprises for which no associated establishments reported paid employees in the mid-March pay period but paid employees at some time during the year.
