In Claiborne County, jobs in the general freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Employment in the general freight trucking industry paid the average highest wages in Claiborne County for 2006. The average industry job in Claiborne County earned an annual wage of $45,257 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Tennessee of $41,399 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $41,086.

Other high-paying jobs in Claiborne County, Tennessee are present in commercial machinery repair and maintenance ($39,374), highway, street, and bridge construction ($38,889), home health care services ($37,756) and offices of physicians ($37,294) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Claiborne County Wages have increased by 21.5% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Claiborne County, Tennessee by a total of 21.5%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Tennessee and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Claiborne County, Tennessee when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 27.8 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,146. The average industry wage 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.

Claiborne County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Claiborne County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 136 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 41.8 percent of the total employment growth in Claiborne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (136 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (45 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (33 new jobs)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (23 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (22 new jobs)

Out of the 24 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 13 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Claiborne County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 470 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Claiborne County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 179 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 66.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Claiborne County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (179 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (26 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (20 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (12 jobs lost)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (10 jobs lost)

Claiborne County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 208.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Claiborne County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 25.4 percent. The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Claiborne County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 10.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (208.7 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (75.8 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (64.4 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (63.6 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (61.3 percent gain)

Claiborne County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 52 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Claiborne County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 in percent of jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (52 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (51.8 percent decline)
3. Employment services (40.7 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (34.1 percent decline)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (29.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 6.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Tennessee, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 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.

Claiborne County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 32 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 11 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 21 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Claiborne County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 95 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Claiborne County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 45 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry makes up 21.7 percent of the total employment growth in Claiborne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (45 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (36 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (19 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (14 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (12 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Claiborne County

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 125 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 55.3 percent of the total employment decline in Claiborne County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (125 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (34 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (14 jobs lost)
4. Unclassified (12 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (11 jobs lost)

Claiborne County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 6.6 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Claiborne County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (66.7 percent decline)
2. Employment services (54 percent decline)
3. Nonresidential building construction (46.7 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (42.9 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (35.7 percent decline)

Claiborne County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 93.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Claiborne County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 6.4 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Claiborne County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (93.5 percent gain)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (61.2 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (58.5 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (35.0 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (34.0 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 1.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US 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 Claiborne County, Tennessee

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Claiborne County, Tennessee may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 22.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 53.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Claiborne County, with 37.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Claiborne County reported a relatively low median income for households of $30,165 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 41 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and the median is 62.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Claiborne County, Tennessee White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $30,256 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Claiborne County reported a median household income of $48,445, this level was 60.6 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic Householders in Claiborne County, Tennessee , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,911, this median household income is 2.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 0.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $29,981. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $206,087. This median is 583.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.







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

Higher Education in Claiborne County, Tennessee

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Claiborne County, Tennessee, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 41.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Claiborne have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 9 percent (Men) versus 8.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 38 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Claiborne County, Tennessee as reported in the 2000 Census, 9 percent of the White Alone, 3.8 percent of Black or African American, 68.8 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Claiborne County, Tennessee may to understood as having a less-educated working age population, with 9 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Claiborne counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Claiborne County, Tennessee

Claiborne County, Tennessee had an estimated population of 31,033 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 29,920. This growth shows an increase of 3.7 percent. Claiborne ranks 45 of 95 counties when analyzing total population change in Tennessee and the county ranks 1,053 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

By measuring total land area, Claiborne spans a total area of 434 square miles. The county has a medium-low average population density of 71 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Mason, KY (71 per sq. mile ), Van Wert, OH (71 per sq. mile ), Kent, MD (71 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lee, IA (71 per sq. mile ), Woodford, IL (71 per sq. mile ), Wyoming, PA (71 per sq. mile ).

Claiborne County, Tennessee has a population that is made of 96.9 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Claiborne has increased in diversity when 1.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

From 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Claiborne from another country. The international migration into Claiborne makes up 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Claiborne County, Tennessee to be 38.8 years old. The median age in Claiborne is greater than the median age in the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.5 years old. With a total of 21.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Claiborne can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 64.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Claiborne County, Tennessee

In Claiborne County, the census reported 14,604 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 888 housing units since the year 2001, or 6.5 percent.

Claiborne County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $72,000, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of Tennessee 2000 home median value of $93,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

When compared to other counties in Tennessee, Claiborne County stands 19 of 95 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 599 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Claiborne County, Tennessee. In 2000, 85.4 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Claiborne County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 39.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,896 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 10.6 and 7.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Claiborne County, moving a total of 83.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -13.4 percent. The State of Tennessee underwent a employment change in the industry of -9.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Claiborne County. The industry averages 91 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Tennessee average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Claiborne County, Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation and Warehousing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 9.84. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 9.84 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Claiborne may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.









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