In Giles County, jobs in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Giles County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Giles County received a wage of $94,196 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Tennessee of $65,653 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $74,310.

Other high-paying jobs in Giles County, Tennessee are present in management and technical consulting services ($74,551), architectural and engineering services ($65,740), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($48,638) and offices of physicians ($45,512) 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.

Giles County Wages have increased by 12.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Giles County, Tennessee by a total of 12.8%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Tennessee and less 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Giles County, Tennessee when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 18.4 percent lower than the with an state average of $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.

Giles County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 18.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Tennessee, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Giles County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 405.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Giles County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 5.6 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Giles County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 7.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (405.6 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (368.8 percent gain)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (275.0 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (89.0 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (77.6 percent gain)

Giles County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 75.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Giles County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 17.4 percent in terms of employees in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (75.2 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (71.5 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (64.9 percent decline)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (47.6 percent decline)
5. Private households (36.4 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Giles County

Given the industries in the area, the Depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 52 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 18.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Giles County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (52 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (38 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (36 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (31 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (24 jobs lost)

In Giles County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,740 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Giles County

The Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 49 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 16.5 percent of the total employment growth in Giles County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (49 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (32 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (30 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (30 new jobs)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (26 new jobs)

From the 34 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 17 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.

Giles County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 3.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Giles County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 208.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Giles County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where it saw a loss of 6.7 percent. The Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry in Giles County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (208.8 percent gain)
2. Death care services (84.6 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (66.7 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (36.6 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (35.5 percent gain)

Giles County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 43 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Giles County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.3 percent in terms of employment in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (43 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (42.2 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (25.9 percent decline)
4. Business support services (20.7 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (16.4 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Giles County

The General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 88 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 31.3 percent of the total employment decline in Giles County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (88 jobs lost)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (83 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (30 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (15 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (13 jobs lost)

From the 36 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 18 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Giles County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 284 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Giles County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 24 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry makes up 17.8 percent of the growth in Giles County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (24 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (22 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (19 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (12 new jobs)
5. Lessors of real estate (11 new jobs)





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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 Giles County, Tennessee

In Giles County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,993 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 5.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Giles County, Tennessee recorded a median income of $35,831, this median household income is 12.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $27,788. This household income level is 31.8 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 34.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $26,581. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Giles County had a median household income level of $36,441, this median was 10.6 percent less than the median for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Giles County, Tennessee can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 23 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Giles County, with 19.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Giles County had a medium-high median income for all households of $40,744 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 4.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and the income level is 20.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Demographic Profile for Giles County, Tennessee

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Giles County, Tennessee to be 39.9 years of age. The median in Giles is greater than the median age in the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.1 years old. With 22.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Giles 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 presence of the population, with 62.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Giles County, Tennessee had a population of 29,297 in 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 29,468. The decline represents a decrease of -0.6 percent. Giles ranks 89 of 95 counties when analyzing total population change in Tennessee and the county ranks 2,268 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Giles spans a total of 611 square miles. The land areas has a low average population density of 48 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Navarro, TX (48 per sq. mile ), Polk, WI (48 per sq. mile ), Franklin, AL (48 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Caroline, VA (48 per sq. mile ), Addison, VT (48 per sq. mile ), Tattnall, GA (48 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Giles internationally. The international migration into Giles accounts for 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of 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.

Giles County, Tennessee has a population that is made up of 86.3 percent White, 11.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 12.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Giles has decreased the percent of minority population when 13.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Giles County, Tennessee

When compared to other counties in Tennessee, Giles County ranks 58 of 95 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,538 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Giles County, Tennessee. In 2000, 86.7 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Giles County, the census reported 13,656 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 353 residential units since 2001, or 2.7 percent.

Giles County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $72,900, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Tennessee 2000 median home value of $93,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Giles County, averaging 61 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Tennessee establishments size average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Giles County. The sector faced a loss of 1,223 employees during the period, or 28.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 72.1 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Information is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Giles County, increasing in size by 62 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -14.9 percent. The State of Tennessee went through a industry job change of -8.3 percent, during the period.

In Giles County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 38.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 3,043 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 16.7 and 7.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Giles County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 46.6 percent of employment in 2001 to 38.6 percent in the year 2005.

In Giles County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 3.01. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.01 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Giles County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Giles County ranks 46 of 96 total Counties throughout Tennessee according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 38 of 96 Counties.



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