In Bradley County, jobs in the office administrative services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the office administrative services industry wages were the highest in Bradley County for 2006. The average industry job in Bradley County received a wage of $87,136 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Tennessee of $62,612 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $61,535.

Other top-pay jobs in Bradley County, Tennessee may be found in management and technical consulting services ($77,133), computer systems design and related services ($72,602), basic chemical manufacturing ($64,167) and offices of physicians ($57,548) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

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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.

Bradley County Industry Wages Lag Behind Tennessee, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Bradley County, Tennessee when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 11.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,146. The overall industry wage was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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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.

Bradley County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bradley County

The Office administrative services industry has added the most employment with 567 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Office administrative services industry makes up 13.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Bradley County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (567 new jobs)
2. Employment services (494 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (422 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (394 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (383 new jobs)

Of the 88 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 36 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 52 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bradley County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other personal services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 445 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other personal services industry make up 21.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Bradley County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (445 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (304 jobs lost)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (223 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (165 jobs lost)
5. Other professional and technical services (103 jobs lost)

In Bradley County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,352 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Bradley County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 663.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Bradley County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where it saw a loss of 0.2 percent. The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry in Bradley County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (663.9 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (618.2 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (581.8 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (182.6 percent gain)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (148.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Tennessee, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Bradley County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 72 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 41.3 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Bradley County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 19 percent in terms of employees in the Activities related to real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (72 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (63.7 percent decline)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (57.4 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (57.1 percent decline)
5. Other personal services (51.1 percent decline)





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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.

Bradley County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Bradley County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 78 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 6.6 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Bradley County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (78 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (74 percent decline)
3. Home health care services (54.8 percent decline)
4. Other schools and instruction (43.4 percent decline)
5. Advertising and related services (40.5 percent decline)

Bradley County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized design services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 67.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bradley County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 5.3 percent. The Specialized design services industry in Bradley County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized design services (67.6 percent gain)
2. Business support services (59.1 percent gain)
3. Clothing stores (58.8 percent gain)
4. Shoe stores (49.5 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (32.0 percent gain)

From the 90 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 38 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 51 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bradley County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 109 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 10.2 percent of the growth in Bradley County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (109 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (91 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (71 new jobs)
4. Business support services (69 new jobs)
5. Nursing care facilities (62 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bradley County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 600 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 45.2 percent of the total employment decline in Bradley County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (600 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (132 jobs lost)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (128 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (61 jobs lost)
5. Office administrative services (54 jobs lost)

In Bradley County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 500 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





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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 Bradley County, Tennessee

The household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $40,148, which represents a 2.1 percent decline. Bradley County, Tennessee, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 17 of 17 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Tennessee. Bradley County ranks 600 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income level for the United States.

The rate of poverty in Bradley County, Tennessee has increased by 1.8 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 12.2 percent to 14 percent.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Bradley County, Tennessee can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 21.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Bradley County, with 16.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Bradley County, Tennessee, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 26 percent since the year 2000. The Black or African American population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Bradley County, encountering a 70.2 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Bradley County had a medium-high household income of $40,990 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 3.8 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and the median household income is 19.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

In Bradley County, Tennessee White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,722 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $48,994. This median income level is 19.5 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 34.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $26,773. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Bradley County had a median household income level of $39,670, this level was 3.2 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Bradley County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $30,728, which is 25 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Bradley County, Tennessee

Since 2000, Bradley has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 1.6 percent to a total of 17.6 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the 2005 State of Tennessee percent of 21.8 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Bradley County, Tennessee, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 27.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Bradley on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 17.6 percent (Men) versus 14.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 30.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Bradley County, Tennessee according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 16 percent of the White Alone, 10.2 percent of Black or African American, 39 percent of the Asian alone and 28.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Bradley County, Tennessee is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 16 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Bradley was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has decreased by 1.0 percent. By 2005, 17 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 3.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 18 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Bradley County, Tennessee

When calculating the total land area, Bradley encompasses a total area of 329 square miles. The county has a medium-high average area density of 280 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Davidson, NC (280 per sq. mile ), Lubbock, TX (280 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, AL (281 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Monroe, MI (279 per sq. mile ), Canyon, ID (279 per sq. mile ), Broome, NY (279 per sq. mile ).

Bradley County, Tennessee has a population that is made up of 90.8 percent White, 4.1 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 7.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Bradley has increased the level of diversity when 6.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Bradley internationally. The international migration into Bradley makes up 1.3 percent of all immigration into Tennessee. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Bradley County, Tennessee to be 37.0 years old. The median in Bradley is less than the median age for the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 35.6 years old. With a total of 22.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Bradley can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Bradley County, Tennessee had a population that was estimated at 92,092 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 88,191. This growth denotes an increase of 4.4 percent. Bradley ranks 21 of 95 counties by growth in total population in Tennessee and the county ranks 585 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Bradley County, Tennessee

In Bradley County, the census reported 39,803 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 2,244 housing units since the year 2001, or 6 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Bradley County, Tennessee have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $20,800, or 22.7 percent, since their values in that year of $91,700.

Bradley County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $112,500, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the State of Tennessee 2005 median home value of $114,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Bradley County can be understood as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 1.8 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Bradley County, Tennessee. In 2005, 57.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The State of Tennessee, Bradley County places 24 of 95 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 686 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bradley County, Tennessee -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Bradley County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,976 jobs, or 16.6 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 55.3 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Bradley is the County that is ranked 16 of 96 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Tennessee according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 13 of 96 Counties.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Bradley County, with the industry averaging 78 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Tennessee average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Bradley County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 38 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 30.6 percent in 2005.

Administrative and waste services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Bradley County, with an industry growth of 128.8 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.5 percent. The State of Tennessee had changed in sector employment of 3.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Bradley County, Manufacturing, Administrative and waste services and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.39. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.39 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Bradley County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

In Bradley County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 30.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 9,947 employees. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services industries make up 12.6 and 10.2 percent of total employment, respectively.



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