In Carroll County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Carroll County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Carroll County received a wage of $70,028 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Tennessee of $66,190 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,074.

High-wage employment in Carroll County, Tennessee can be found in depository credit intermediation ($35,293), accounting and bookkeeping services ($35,162), offices of physicians ($35,051) and nonresidential building construction ($33,905) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail 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.

Carroll County Wages have increased by 39.5% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Carroll County, Tennessee by a total of 39.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Tennessee and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Carroll County, Tennessee when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 13.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,146. The average pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Carroll County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 30 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 16 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Carroll County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,168 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 101 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 30.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Carroll County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (101 jobs lost)
2. Logging (30 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (30 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (26 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (25 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 63 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 27.6 percent of the total employment growth in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (63 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (33 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (33 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (25 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (25 new jobs)

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 163.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Carroll County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 16.5 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Carroll County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (163.0 percent gain)
2. Private households (145.5 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (133.3 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (29.4 percent gain)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (28.6 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 19.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 72.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 28.5 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Carroll County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 22.3 percent in terms of employees in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (72.7 percent decline)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (54.3 percent decline)
3. Logging (52.6 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (52.6 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (48.8 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.

Carroll County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

The Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 37 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 34.9 percent of the total growth in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (37 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (15 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (15 new jobs)
4. Death care services (7 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (6 new jobs)

Out of the 36 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 16 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

Given the industries in the area, the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 15 jobs. The declines in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry make up 20.0 percent of the total job loss in Carroll County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (15 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (10 jobs lost)
3. Logging (9 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (8 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (6 jobs lost)

In Carroll County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 695 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 42.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Carroll County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 6.4 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Carroll County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (42.4 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (42.3 percent gain)
3. Death care services (39.2 percent gain)
4. Advertising and related services (31.4 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (22.7 percent gain)

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 9.4 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Carroll County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (30 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (29.2 percent decline)
3. Logging (25 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (25 percent decline)
5. Consumer goods rental (14.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 10.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Tennessee, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





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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 Carroll County, Tennessee

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Carroll County, Tennessee can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 27.5 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Carroll County, with 21.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic households in Carroll County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,104, which is 18.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Carroll County had a median income of $21,755, this was 39 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Carroll County, Tennessee White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,534 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 21 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $28,158. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $16,088. This household income level is 54.9 percent less than the all households reported median in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Carroll County reported a medium-low median household income of $35,642 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 19.4 percent lower than the median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and this is 37.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Carroll County, Tennessee

Carroll County, Tennessee can be considered to have a less-educated population, with 11.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Carroll is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Carroll County, Tennessee, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 37.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Carroll have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 11.4 percent (Men) versus 11 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 39 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Carroll County, Tennessee according the 2000 Decennial Census, 11.6 percent of the White Alone, 7.2 percent of Black or African American, 20 percent of the Asian alone and 11.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Carroll County, Tennessee

Carroll County, Tennessee has a population that is made of 86.8 percent White, 10.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 12.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Carroll has increased the level of diversity when 11.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Carroll County, Tennessee had a total estimated population of 29,121 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 29,467. The decline shows a decrease of -1.2 percent. Carroll ranks 93 of 95 counties when analyzing total population change in Tennessee and the county ranks 2,582 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Carroll County, Tennessee to be 40.2 years of age. The median in Carroll is greater than the median age in Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.0 years of age. With 21.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Carroll can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Carroll spans a total area of 599 square miles. The county has a low average area density of 49 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Pontotoc, OK (49 per sq. mile ), Allegany, NY (49 per sq. mile ), Buchanan, VA (49 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Covington, MS (49 per sq. mile ), Washington, UT (49 per sq. mile ), Dickenson, VA (49 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Carroll from another country. The international migration into Carroll accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Tennessee. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for Carroll County, Tennessee

When compared to other counties in Tennessee, Carroll County places 86 of 95 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,920 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Carroll County, there were a total of 13,484 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 269 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2 percent.

Carroll County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $60,900, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Tennessee 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $93,000 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Carroll County, Tennessee. In 2000, 90.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Retail Trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Carroll County. The sector faced a loss of 248 jobs, or 23.4 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 100 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Carroll County, changing a total of 156.7 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Tennessee had changed in sector employment of 3.8 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 31.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,045 jobs. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services industries make up 12.4 and 8.2 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Carroll County. In the County, the industry averages 50 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Tennessee typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Retail Trade industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Carroll County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 17.5 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 12.4 percent in 2005.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Administrative and waste services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.43. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.43 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Carroll County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.





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