Crockett County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 1.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in the State of Tennessee, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Crockett County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 48.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the industry reported a gain of 2 percent. The losses in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Crockett County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.6 in percent of workers in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (48.3 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (38.9 percent decline)
3. Offices of physicians (37.1 percent decline)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (26.7 percent decline)
5. Legal services (12.5 percent decline)

Crockett County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 43.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Crockett County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where it saw a loss of 0.8 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Crockett County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (43.9 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (43.1 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (33.3 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (13.9 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (9.8 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Crockett County

The Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 24 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 58.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Crockett County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (24 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9 new jobs)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (3 new jobs)
4. Support activities for crop production (2 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (2 new jobs)

In Crockett County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 48 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 13 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Crockett County

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 34 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 35.8 percent of the total employment decline in Crockett County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (34 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (32 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (25 jobs lost)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (3 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (1 jobs lost)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Crockett County, Tennessee

Hispanic headed households in Crockett County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,428, this median is 4.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Crockett County had a median household income level of $19,013, which was 45.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Crockett County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,193 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 29.4 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $24,782. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $22,523. This household income level is 35.9 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Crockett County, Tennessee may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 33.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Crockett County, reporting 26.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Crockett County had a medium-low household income of $35,118 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 21.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and this is 39.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.