In Lake County, jobs in the health and personal care stores pay the highest wages

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Employment in the health and personal care stores industry paid the average highest wages in Lake County for 2006. The average industry job in Lake County was paid an annual wage of $33,901 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Tennessee of $30,466 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $30,135.

Other top-pay jobs in Lake County, Tennessee may be found in other general merchandise stores ($22,089), oilseed and grain farming ($17,487), full-service restaurants ($11,469) and lessors of real estate ($9,968) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Lake County Wages have increased by 6.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Lake County, Tennessee by a total of 6.9%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Tennessee and less 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.

Lake 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 Lake County, Tennessee can be described as very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 46.8 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,146. The average pay 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.

Lake County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Lake County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 24.7 percent from 2001 (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 loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Oilseed and grain farming industry in Lake County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.6 in percent of jobs in the Oilseed and grain farming industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (24.7 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (6 percent decline)

Lake County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 30.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lake County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 2 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Lake County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.1 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (30.8 percent gain)
2. Private households (4.8 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 20.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

In Lake County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 178 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lake County

Given the industries in the area, the Oilseed and grain farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 6 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Oilseed and grain farming industry make up 79.2 percent of the total employment decline in Lake County, Tennessee.

Top 2 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (6 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (2 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lake County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Lessors of real estate industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 4 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Lessors of real estate industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total growth in Lake County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (4 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,600 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.

Lake County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 5 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 2 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lake County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 4 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 57.1 percent of the total job loss in Lake County, Tennessee.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (4 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (2 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lake County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Oilseed and grain farming industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 5 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Oilseed and grain farming industry makes up 51.9 percent of the total employment growth in Lake County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (5 new jobs)
2. Lessors of real estate (4 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (20 new jobs)

In Lake County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 23 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Lake County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 31.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lake County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a loss of 19.2 percent. The Oilseed and grain farming industry in Lake County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 2.1 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (31.8 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (30.8 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 3.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in 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 felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Lake County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 8.8 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 sector experienced a loss of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Lake County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.3 in percent of workers in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (8.8 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (6 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (3.1 percent decline)





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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 Lake County, Tennessee

Compared to counties across the United States, Lake County reported a very low median household income of $25,734 (2005 Dollars). This median is 65.3 percent lower than the median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and the median household income is 90.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Lake County, Tennessee can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 23.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 60 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Lake County, having 43.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Lake County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $27,737 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 7.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 33.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $17,119. Hispanic Householders in Lake County, Tennessee reported a median household income of $48,263, which is 87.5 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lake County reported a median household income of $2,924, this median was 88.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Lake County, Tennessee

In 2000, the Census reported that in Lake County, Tennessee, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 42 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Lake have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 4.6 percent (Men) versus 6.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School category, with 46.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Lake County, Tennessee according the 2000 Decennial Census, 7.4 percent of the White Alone, 1 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Lake County, Tennessee may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 5.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Lake was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations 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.

Housing Report for Lake County, Tennessee

The State of Tennessee, Lake County is positioned 95 of 95 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,859 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Lake County, the real estate market was made up of 2,745 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 15 homes since 2001, or 0.5 percent.

Lake County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $53,000, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Tennessee 2000 home value of $93,000 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Lake County, Tennessee. In 2000, 93.2 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Accommodation and food services has the largest employers in Lake County, averaging 11 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 19 and less than the State of Tennessee average establishment size of 25 for the Accommodation and food services industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lake County, rising by 7.1 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Tennessee saw a change in employment in the sector of 4.2 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Lake County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services provides the most jobs and contributes 29.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 188 jobs. The Retail Trade and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries total 17.8 and 8.1 percent of industry employment.

Lake County is ranked number 95 of 96 Counties throughout the State of Tennessee according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 92 of 96 Counties.

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Lake County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 23.1 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

In Lake County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 7.71. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 7.71 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lake County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.





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