Arkansas Workforce Centers

Arkansas Dept. of Workforce Education

 

 

331 E. 13th Street              Murfreesboro, AR 71958

Phone: (870) 285-2591             Fax: (870) 285-3360

TTY: (800) 285-1131 (Arkansas Relay Service)

 

AARP

University of Arkansas Community College Hope

Cossatot Community College

                        

 

Arkansas Dept. of Workforce Services

Job Corps

Arkansas Rehabilitation Services

Experience Works

Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Services

Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Murfreesboro Center is currently open

Mondays only, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

 

STAFF

Jill Ward

Case Manager

 

Email: jillwia4753@yahoo.com

 

 

Key Economic Development Contacts

 

Delight Chamber of Commerce

Glenwood Chamber of Commerce

Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce

 

 

 

Population

 

11,038                 (2005 estimate)           

 

Population, percent change                   

April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005           - 2.3%

 

Ages     (2004)

Persons under 5 years old        5.3%

                     Persons under 18 years old     23.3%               

                    Persons 65 years old and over   17.3%  

Gender    (2004)

Female persons 50.6%  Male persons 49.4% 

 

Ethnicity  (2004)

White persons 94.3% Black persons 3.9%  Asian persons 0.2%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons 0.8%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander   0.0% 

Persons reporting two or more races  0.8%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin   4.7%

                                Education   (2004)

Bachelor's degree or higher age 25+, 10.1%

High School Graduates age 25+,       68.8%

 

Poverty  (2003)

Persons Living Below Poverty Level   15.6%

 

Population Density

Persons per Sq. Mile.             18.7

 

Unemployment   (2005)    4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

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