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

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Jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Dyer County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Dyer County earned an annual wage of $96,345 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Tennessee of $66,190 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Dyer County, Tennessee are present in computer systems design and related services ($78,823), unclassified ($76,099), grocery and related product wholesalers ($60,458) and motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers ($47,771) 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.

Dyer County Wages have increased by 17.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Dyer County, Tennessee by a total of 17.6%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Tennessee and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Dyer County, Tennessee can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 18.2 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,146. The industry pay 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.

Dyer County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dyer County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 70 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 16.8 percent of the total employment decline in Dyer County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (70 jobs lost)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (46 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (43 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (38 jobs lost)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (37 jobs lost)

Given the 43 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 23 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dyer County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 609 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 51.8 percent of the total growth in Dyer County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (609 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (108 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (76 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (50 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (40 new jobs)

In Dyer County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 42 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Dyer County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 76.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the industry reported a gain of 6.1 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Dyer County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 9.6 percent in terms of employees in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (76.6 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (41.4 percent decline)
3. Child day care services (40.6 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (39 percent decline)
5. Household goods repair and maintenance (36.4 percent decline)

Dyer County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 666.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Dyer County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where this industry saw a loss of 30.2 percent. The Unclassified industry in Dyer County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (666.7 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (193.3 percent gain)
3. Consumer goods rental (107.0 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (99.3 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (81.3 percent gain)





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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.

Dyer County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 49 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 26 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 21 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Dyer County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 219 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Dyer County

The Employment services industry has grown the most with 204 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 50.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Dyer County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (204 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (49 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (33 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (24 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (17 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Dyer County

The Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 51 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 24.8 percent of the total employment decline in Dyer County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (51 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (20 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (16 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (14 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Tennessee, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Dyer County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 155.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Dyer County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 6.6 percent. The Unclassified industry in Dyer County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (155.6 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (62.7 percent gain)
3. Business support services (57.1 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (23.1 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (22.0 percent gain)

Dyer County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 20.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8.8 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Dyer County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.9 percent in terms of employees in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (20.9 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (18.8 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (15.6 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (14.3 percent decline)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (12.9 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.

Income and Poverty in Dyer County, Tennessee

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $31,200. This household income level is 18.7 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 48.3 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $19,851. Hispanic in Dyer County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,963, this median household income is 11.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Dyer County reported an income level of $20,800, this median was 45.8 percent less than the median for all households. In Dyer County, Tennessee White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $41,612 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Dyer County reported a medium-low median income for households of $38,362 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 10.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and this is 28.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Dyer County, Tennessee can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 53.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Dyer County, with 28.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Dyer County, Tennessee

Dyer County, Tennessee has a population that is made up of 82.8 percent White, 13.8 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 16.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Dyer has increased the percent of minority makeup when 14.4 percent of the people were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Dyer encompasses a total area of 510 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 74 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Starke, IN (74 per sq. mile ), Cass, ND (74 per sq. mile ), Gratiot, MI (74 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Pike, GA (74 per sq. mile ), Santa Fe, NM (74 per sq. mile ), Lane, OR (74 per sq. mile ).

Dyer County, Tennessee had a population that was estimated at 37,829 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 37,332. This growth shows an increase of 1.3 percent. Dyer ranks 60 of 95 counties when analyzing total population change in Tennessee and the county ranks 1,408 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Dyer County, Tennessee to be 37.7 years of age. The median age in Dyer is greater than the median age in the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.5 years old. With a total of 24.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Dyer can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.3 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Dyer internationally. The migration from outside the US into Dyer accounts for 0.4 percent of the total international migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Dyer County, Tennessee

In Dyer County, the real estate market was made up of 16,934 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 448 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.7 percent.

Dyer County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $74,900, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Tennessee 2000 home value of $93,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Tennessee, Dyer County is positioned 53 of 95 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,492 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Dyer County, Tennessee. In 2000, 82.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Dyer County, moving a total of 115.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -0.6 percent. The State of Tennessee experienced a sector employment shift of -9.3 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Dyer County, Manufacturing, Administrative and waste services and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.04. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 3.04 times greater than the national average, signifying that Dyer County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Dyer County is ranked number 24 of 96 total Counties throughout 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 23 of 96 Counties.

In Dyer County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 39 percent of total employment in the county, making up 5,815 employees. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services industries make up 14.1 and 11.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Dyer County. In the County, the industry averages 121 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Tennessee average establishment size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.







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