In Grainger County, jobs in the building equipment contractors pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the building equipment contractors industry paid the average highest wages in Grainger County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Grainger County received an annual wage of $34,103 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Tennessee of $37,965 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $43,986.

Other high-paying jobs in Grainger County, Tennessee exsists in offices of dentists ($33,689), building foundation and exterior contractors ($32,201), health and personal care stores ($31,991) and automobile dealers ($27,301) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Grainger County Wages have increased by 20.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Grainger County, Tennessee by a total of 20.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

Grainger 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 Grainger County, Tennessee can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 25.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,146. The average 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.

Grainger County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Grainger County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 9 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Grainger County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 44 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 49.4 percent of the total employment growth in Grainger County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Residential building construction (44 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (38 new jobs)

Given the 6 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 2 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 4 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Grainger County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 11 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 56.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Grainger County, Tennessee.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (11 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (9 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (36 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (31 jobs lost)

Grainger County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 377.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Grainger County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 38.5 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Grainger County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 30.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Residential building construction (377.1 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (78.8 percent gain)
3. Legal services (66.7 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15.2 percent gain)

Grainger County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 27.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 12.3 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Grainger County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 13.2 in percent of workers in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (27.1 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (12.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Grainger County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 8.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Grainger County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 94.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Grainger County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 9.4 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Grainger County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (94.2 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (41.0 percent gain)
3. School and employee bus transportation (21.8 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15.2 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (7.0 percent gain)

Grainger County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 30.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Tennessee, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.7 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Grainger County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.1 in percent of workers in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (30.2 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (3.6 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Grainger County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 27 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 50.9 percent of the growth in Grainger County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Residential building construction (27 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (6 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Grainger County

Given the industries in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 4 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 61.9 percent of the total employment decline in Grainger County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (4 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (2 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (5 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (3 jobs lost)
5. Software publishers (31 jobs lost)

In Grainger County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 215 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 11 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 2 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industry sectors reported declines during the 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 Grainger County, Tennessee

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Grainger County reported an income level of $7,679, this median was 76.6 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Grainger County, Tennessee recorded a median income of $14,479, this median household income is 55.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $19,013. This median is 42 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Grainger County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $32,909 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 30.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $22,815.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Grainger County, Tennessee can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 18.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 48.4 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Grainger County, accounting 29.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Grainger County was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $32,756 (2005 Dollars). This median is 29.9 percent lower than the median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and the median is 50 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 Grainger County, Tennessee

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Grainger County, Tennessee to be 38.8 years of age. The median age in Grainger is greater than the median age for the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.8 years old. With 21.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Grainger 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 64.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.6 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Grainger County, Tennessee has a population that is made of 97.4 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Grainger has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.5 percent of the population were minorities.

Grainger County, Tennessee had an estimated population of 22,283 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 20,721. This growth signifies an increase of 7.5 percent. Grainger ranks 34 of 95 counties in terms of population growth in Tennessee and the county ranks 932 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In terms of total land area, Grainger spans a total of 280 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 79 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Rowan, KY (79 per sq. mile ), Lonoke, AR (79 per sq. mile ), Colquitt, GA (80 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Somerset, MD (79 per sq. mile ), Clinton, NY (79 per sq. mile ), Sullivan, NY (79 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Grainger from another country. The international migration into Grainger makes up 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Grainger County, Tennessee

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

Throughout the State of Tennessee, Grainger County is positioned 69 of 95 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,696 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Grainger County, Tennessee. In 2000, 80.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Grainger County, the real estate market was made up of 10,157 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 235 homes since 2001, or 2.4 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Grainger County. The sector faced a loss of 137 jobs during the period, or 9.4 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 39.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Grainger County. In the County, the industry averages 40 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Tennessee average establishment size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Grainger County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 4.06. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 4.06 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Grainger County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Wholesale trade has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Grainger County, with an industry growth of 87.9 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 0.4 percent. The State of Tennessee underwent a employment change in the industry of 2.6 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Grainger County is ranked number 75 of 96 Counties in the State of Tennessee in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 74 of 96 Counties.

In Grainger County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 52 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,326 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 12.1 and 8.9 percent of total employment, respectively.





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