In Hamblen 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 Hamblen County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Hamblen County received an annual wage of $77,348 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Tennessee of $66,190 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Hamblen County, Tennessee exsists in nondepository credit intermediation ($72,290), management and technical consulting services ($64,032), lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($61,124) and offices of physicians ($58,498) 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.

Hamblen County Wages have increased by 15.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Hamblen County, Tennessee by a total of 15.2%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Tennessee and less than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Hamblen County, Tennessee when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 11.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $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.

Hamblen County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Hamblen County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Department stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 56 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the industry felt a loss of 37.5 percent. The losses in the Department stores industry in Hamblen County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 11 in percent of jobs in the Department stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (56 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (48.8 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (46.3 percent decline)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (45.4 percent decline)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (38.9 percent decline)

Hamblen County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 590.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Hamblen County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 171.6 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Hamblen County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (590.0 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (202.1 percent gain)
3. Vending machine operators (183.3 percent gain)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (178.3 percent gain)
5. Employment services (154.5 percent gain)

Of the 74 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 49 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Hamblen County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 1,319 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 32.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Hamblen County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,319 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (470 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (359 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (318 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (179 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Hamblen County

Given the industries in the area, the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,945 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry make up 59.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Hamblen County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (1,945 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (424 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (278 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (149 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (149 jobs lost)

In Hamblen County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 730 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.





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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.

Hamblen County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hamblen County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 563 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry make up 43.0 percent of the total job loss in Hamblen County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (563 jobs lost)
2. Printing and related support activities (208 jobs lost)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (58 jobs lost)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (55 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (55 jobs lost)

In Hamblen County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 472 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 81 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 41 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 40 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hamblen County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 122 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 13.2 percent of the growth in Hamblen County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (122 new jobs)
2. Converted paper product manufacturing (98 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (88 new jobs)
4. Employment services (72 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (69 new jobs)

Total employment has decreased by 1.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Hamblen County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 55.7 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 has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the industry reported a gain of 4.3 percent. The losses in the Direct selling establishments industry in Hamblen County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.1 percent in terms of employment in the Direct selling establishments industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (55.7 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (45.1 percent decline)
3. Printing and related support activities (41.6 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (35.7 percent decline)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (22.8 percent decline)

Hamblen County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 117.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Hamblen County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 0.4 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Hamblen County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 9.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (117.3 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (112.9 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (66.0 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (57.8 percent gain)
5. Used merchandise stores (45.2 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.

Income and Poverty in Hamblen County, Tennessee

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Hamblen County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $37,850 (2005 Dollars). This median is 12.4 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and this is 29.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Hamblen County reported an income level of $41,499, this was 9.6 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic in Hamblen County, Tennessee recorded a median income of $30,381, this median is 19.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 18.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $30,868. In Hamblen County, Tennessee White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,382 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.4 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $65,569. This median is 73.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Hamblen County, Tennessee can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 14.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 34.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Hamblen County, having 22.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Hamblen County, Tennessee

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Hamblen County, Tennessee, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 31.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Hamblen have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 14 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Hamblen County, Tennessee according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13.4 percent of the White Alone, 8.6 percent of Black or African American, 43.8 percent of the Asian alone and 9.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Hamblen County, Tennessee has a moderately-educated working age population, with 13.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Hamblen was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Hamblen County, Tennessee

Hamblen County, Tennessee had a total estimated population of 59,898 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 58,238. This growth represents an increase of 2.9 percent. Hamblen ranks 32 of 95 counties when calculating total change in population for Tennessee and the county ranks 908 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Hamblen extends a total area of 161 square miles. The county has a medium-high density of 372 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Catoosa, GA (375 per sq. mile ), Carroll, MD (375 per sq. mile ), Porter, IN (377 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, MO (372 per sq. mile ), Ozaukee, WI (371 per sq. mile ), Madison, AL (370 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Hamblen County, Tennessee to be 37.9 years old. The median in Hamblen is greater than the median in Tennessee of 37.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.1 years of age. With 22.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Hamblen can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Hamblen County, Tennessee has a population that is made up of 84.8 percent White, 4 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 9.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 14.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Hamblen has increased the percent of minority makeup when 10.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Hamblen from another country. The international migration into Hamblen makes up 3.4 percent of the total international migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for Hamblen County, Tennessee

Hamblen County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $85,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Tennessee 2000 home value of $93,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Hamblen County, the real estate market was made up of 25,952 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 809 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3.2 percent.

Hamblen County is made up of a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 0.3 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Hamblen County, Tennessee. In 2000, 79 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of Tennessee, Hamblen County is positioned 43 of 95 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,303 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Hamblen County is ranked at 17 of 96 total Counties throughout Tennessee by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 16 of 96 Counties.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Hamblen County, averaging 89 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Tennessee typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Hamblen County. The industry lost a total of 2,297 employees during the period, or 15.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 81.2 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Hamblen County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Administrative and waste services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 3.06. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 3.06 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Hamblen County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

In Hamblen County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 39.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 12,240 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 11.8 and 11.3 percent of all employment.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Hamblen County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 48.7 percent of total employment in 2001 to 39.2 percent in the year 2005.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Hamblen County, growing in new jobs by 88.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.5 percent. The State of Tennessee went through a industry job change of 3.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.



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