Employment Report for Smith County, Tennessee -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Smith County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 30.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,310 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 15 and 13.7 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Smith County. The industry was hit with a loss of 240 employees during the period, or 15.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 49.1 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Smith County. In the County, the industry averages 62 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Tennessee average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.
Real estate and rental and leasing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Smith County, growing by 107.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of Tennessee went through a industry job change of 4.2 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Smith County, Manufacturing, Administrative and waste services and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.41. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.41 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Smith specializes in Manufacturing.
Smith County ranks 64 of 96 total Counties throughout Tennessee by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 61 of 96 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Smith County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 30.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,310 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 15 and 13.7 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Smith County. The industry was hit with a loss of 240 employees during the period, or 15.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 49.1 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.
Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Smith County. In the County, the industry averages 62 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Tennessee average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.
Real estate and rental and leasing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Smith County, growing by 107.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of Tennessee went through a industry job change of 4.2 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.
In Smith County, Manufacturing, Administrative and waste services and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.41. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.41 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Smith specializes in Manufacturing.
Smith County ranks 64 of 96 total Counties throughout Tennessee by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 61 of 96 Counties.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
