In Fentress County, jobs in the unclassified pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the unclassified industry wages were the highest in Fentress County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Fentress County received a wage of $89,472 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Tennessee of $41,738 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $35,742.

High-wage employment in Fentress County, Tennessee are present in offices of physicians ($47,416), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($45,440), depository credit intermediation ($40,047) and nondepository credit intermediation ($31,967) 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.

Fentress County Wages have increased by 22.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Fentress County, Tennessee by a total of 22.4%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Fentress County, Tennessee can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 31.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,146. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Fentress County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Fentress County

The Specialized freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 23 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 48.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Fentress County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (23 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (21 jobs lost)
3. Professional and similar organizations (2 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (2 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (5 jobs lost)

In Fentress County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 579 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Fentress County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 55 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry makes up 35.7 percent of the growth in Fentress County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (55 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (32 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (21 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (13 new jobs)

Of the 14 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 10 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Fentress County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 59.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Fentress County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 percent in terms of employees in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (59.3 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (31.8 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (31.5 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (13.5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 20.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Fentress County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 53.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Fentress County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where this industry saw a gain of 2.5 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Fentress County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (53.8 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (42.1 percent gain)
3. Death care services (36.4 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (35.1 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (34.2 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.

Fentress County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 7.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Fentress County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 89.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Fentress County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 8.4 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Fentress County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (89.5 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (81.0 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (63.1 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (33.3 percent gain)
5. Automobile dealers (33.3 percent gain)

Fentress County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 64.7 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 it saw a gain of 4.8 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Fentress County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.5 percent in terms of employment in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (64.7 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (23.8 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (23.7 percent decline)
4. Professional and similar organizations (21.1 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (12.2 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Fentress County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 18 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 25.6 percent of the total employment growth in Fentress County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (18 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (17 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (13 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (6 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Fentress County

Given the industries in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 29 jobs. The declines in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 27.2 percent of the total employment decline in Fentress County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (29 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (22 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (17 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (15 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (10 jobs lost)

In Fentress County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 231 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 25 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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 Fentress County, Tennessee

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Fentress County, Tennessee can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 23.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Fentress County, having 28.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Fentress County had a very low household income of $27,188 (2005 Dollars). This median is 56.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and this is 80.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $42,413. This median income level is 56 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Fentress County, Tennessee White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $27,199 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was only slightly greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic Householders in Fentress County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $37,213, this median household income is 36.9 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Fentress County, Tennessee

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Fentress County, Tennessee, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 45.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Fentress have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 7.2 percent (Men) versus 9.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 40.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Fentress County, Tennessee can be considered to have a less-educated population of the working age, with 8.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Fentress was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Fentress County, Tennessee as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 8.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 19.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Fentress County, Tennessee

Fentress County, Tennessee has a population base that is comprised of 98.7 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Fentress has increased the percent of minority makeup when 0.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

Fentress County, Tennessee had a population that was estimated at 17,159 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 16,644. This growth signifies an increase of 3.1 percent. Fentress ranks 59 of 95 counties by growth in total population in Tennessee and the county ranks 1,393 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Fentress County, Tennessee to be 39.4 years old. The median in Fentress is greater than the median age in Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.2 years old. With a total of 22 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Fentress can be understood 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 estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Fentress internationally. The international migration into Fentress accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Tennessee. This amount of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

When calculating the total land area, Fentress extends a total area of 499 square miles. The land areas has a low density of 34 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Macon, GA (34 per sq. mile ), Willacy, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Labette, KS (34 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Levy, FL (34 per sq. mile ), Matagorda, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Santa Cruz, AZ (34 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Fentress County, Tennessee

Throughout the State of Tennessee, Fentress County places 77 of 95 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,768 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Fentress County, there were a total of 7,888 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 174 residential units since 2001, or 2.3 percent.

Fentress County is made up of a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census reports that 0.6 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Fentress County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $56,500, accounted 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 rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Fentress County, Tennessee. In 2000, 90.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Fentress County. The industry averages 26 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the Tennessee typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Fentress County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 686 individuals. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 17 and 8.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

Professional and technical services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Fentress County, with a job growth of 97.5 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of Tennessee experienced a change in employment in the sector of 6.6 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Fentress County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Retail Trade industry has an LQ of 1.56. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Retail Trade sector is 1.56 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Fentress County may specialize, or be an exporter of Retail Trade.









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