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

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Greene County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Greene County received a wage of $61,739 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Tennessee of $66,190 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Greene County, Tennessee may be found in management and technical consulting services ($54,093), lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($51,753), unclassified ($48,759) and offices of physicians ($48,550) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Greene County Wages have increased by 16.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Greene County, Tennessee by a total of 16.9%. This is less 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Greene County, Tennessee when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 19.3 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,146. The overall industry wage 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.

Greene County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Greene County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 516.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Greene County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 16.4 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Greene County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (516.7 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (79.3 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (71.6 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (66.1 percent gain)
5. Business support services (50.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 7.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Tennessee, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Greene County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 76.3 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 seen in the Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Greene County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.8 percent in terms of employees in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (76.3 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (71 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (51.5 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (50 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (33.8 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Greene County

The General freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 525 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 26.8 percent of the total growth in Greene County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (525 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (347 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (235 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (224 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (174 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Greene County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Converted paper product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 429 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Converted paper product manufacturing industry make up 38.3 percent of the total employment decline in Greene County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Converted paper product manufacturing (429 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (153 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (98 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (68 jobs lost)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (51 jobs lost)

In Greene County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,790 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 59 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 31 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 28 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.

Greene County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Greene County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 36.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the it saw a loss of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Greene County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.8 in percent of jobs in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (36.4 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (32.2 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (31.3 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (29.5 percent decline)
5. Professional and similar organizations (26 percent decline)

Greene County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 102.2 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Greene County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 8.4 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Greene County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (102.2 percent gain)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (66.3 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (51.3 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (44.9 percent gain)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (44.7 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Greene County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 183 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 21.7 percent of the growth in Greene County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (183 new jobs)
2. Residential mental health facilities (156 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (65 new jobs)
4. Employment services (58 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (45 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Greene County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 69 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 19.0 percent of the total job loss in Greene County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (69 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (36 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (32 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (28 jobs lost)
5. Converted paper product manufacturing (27 jobs lost)

In Greene County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 236 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 69 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 31 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 38 industries reported employment loss in the 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 Greene County, Tennessee

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $32,071, posting a 9.8 percent decline. Greene County, Tennessee, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 9 of 17 counties in percent of decline for household income in Tennessee. Greene County ranks 231 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Greene County, Tennessee, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in the household income level was the Asian category. This category saw a decline of 1139701.1 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Greene County, experiencing a 279.5 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in Greene County, Tennessee has increased by 6.0 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 14.5 percent to 20.5 percent.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Greene County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $35,547 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 19.7 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and the median household income is 38.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Greene County, Tennessee White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $35,801 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $58,500. This median is 64.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Greene County, Tennessee recorded a median income of $34,435, which is 3.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 23.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $27,239. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Greene County had a median income of $12,188, this was 65.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Greene County, Tennessee can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 74.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Greene County, accounting 23.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Greene County, Tennessee

Greene County, Tennessee can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Greene counted 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.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Greene County, Tennessee, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Greene have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 13.2 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 39 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000, Greene has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 1.4 percent to a total of 14.2 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 21.8 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

In Greene County, Tennessee according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 8.8 percent of Black or African American, 42.6 percent of the Asian alone and 6.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, 15.4 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 0.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 13.2 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Greene County, Tennessee

By measuring total land area, Greene encompasses a total area of 622 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low population density of 105 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Comanche, OK (105 per sq. mile ), Pickaway, OH (106 per sq. mile ), Fulton, OH (106 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Hoke, NC (105 per sq. mile ), Union, OH (105 per sq. mile ), Larimer, CO (105 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Greene from outside the country. The immigration into Greene totals 0.6 percent of the total migration into the State of Tennessee. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Greene County, Tennessee has a population that is comprised of 95.3 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 4.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Greene has increased the percent of minority population when 3.4 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Greene County, Tennessee to be 40.0 years old. The median in Greene 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 the median, when the median age was 39.0 years old. With a total of 20.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Greene can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Greene County, Tennessee had an estimated population of 65,318 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 63,049. This growth signifies an increase of 3.6 percent. Greene ranks 29 of 95 counties in terms of population growth in Tennessee and the county ranks 767 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Greene County, Tennessee

The residential real estate values in Greene County, Tennessee have small increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $3,400, or 4.2 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $80,400.

When compared to other counties in Tennessee, Greene County places 34 of 95 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 975 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Greene County has a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 1 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Greene County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $83,800, published by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall Tennessee 2005 median home value of $114,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

In Greene County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 29,915 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 1,254 residential units since 2001, or 4.4 percent.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Greene County, Tennessee. In 2005, 68.2 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Greene County. The sector dealt with a loss of 571 jobs, or 6.4 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 79.9 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Greene County. The industry averages 72 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Tennessee average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Greene County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.72. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.72 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Greene may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

In Greene County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 34.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 8,420 individuals. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries make up 16.9 and 6.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Real estate and rental and leasing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Greene County, growing by 53.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.3 percent. The State of Tennessee had changed in sector employment of 4.2 percent, since the year 2001.







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