Perry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of Tennessee, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Perry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Legal services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 88.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Perry County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 0.8 percent. The Legal services industry in Perry County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.6 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Legal services (88.9 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (29.7 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (6.5 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (1.8 percent gain)

Perry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 7.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 1.9 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Perry County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.5 in percent of workers in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (7.8 percent decline)

Of the 5 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 1 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 4 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Perry County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 31 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Perry County

The Offices of physicians industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Offices of physicians industry make up 95.8 percent of the total job loss in Perry County, Tennessee.

Top 4 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (8 jobs lost)
2. Direct selling establishments (39 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (14 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (14 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Perry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 7 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 56.4 percent of the total employment growth in Perry County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (7 new jobs)





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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 Perry County, Tennessee

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Perry County, Tennessee may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 29.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Perry County, with 27.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Perry County had a median income of $13,372, this median was 59.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 2.5 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $33,638. Hispanic Householders in Perry County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $190,125, this income level is 479.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Perry County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,242 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

Compared to counties across the United States, Perry County accounted a relatively low median income for households of $32,831 (2005 Dollars). This median is 29.6 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and the median is 49.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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