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

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Employment in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Lawrence County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lawrence County was paid an annual wage of $84,583 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Tennessee of $65,653 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $74,310.

High-wage employment in Lawrence County, Tennessee can be found in computer systems design and related services ($82,566), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($50,673), death care services ($49,666) and management and technical consulting services ($43,617) 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Lawrence County, Tennessee can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 27.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,146. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Lawrence County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 18.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 128.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lawrence County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 4.5 percent. The Used merchandise stores industry in Lawrence County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (128.6 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (84.7 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (83.3 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (76.5 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (70.6 percent gain)

Lawrence County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Employment services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 73 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 sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the industry felt a loss of 4 percent. The losses in the Employment services industry in Lawrence County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 4.1 percent in terms of employment in the Employment services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (73 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (66.2 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (46.2 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (23.4 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (19.3 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 262 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 71.6 percent of the total employment decline in Lawrence County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (262 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (31 jobs lost)
3. Professional and similar organizations (16 jobs lost)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (14 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (12 jobs lost)

Given the 38 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 14 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 24 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 174 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 37.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (174 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (55 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (40 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (38 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (26 new jobs)

In Lawrence County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,979 jobs between mid-2001 and 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.

Lawrence County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lawrence County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 41 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 21.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lawrence County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (41 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (34 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (30 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (18 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (17 jobs lost)

In Lawrence County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,446 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 42 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 21 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lawrence County

The Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 26 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 19.0 percent of the total growth in Lawrence County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (26 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (11 new jobs)
4. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (11 new jobs)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (10 new jobs)

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 93.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lawrence County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 2.4 percent. The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry in Lawrence County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (93.8 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (61.9 percent gain)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (50.0 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (39.6 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (22.4 percent gain)

Lawrence County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Professional and similar organizations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 48.9 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 6.7 percent. The losses in the Professional and similar organizations industry in Lawrence County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2 percent in terms of employment in the Professional and similar organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Professional and similar organizations (48.9 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (37.2 percent decline)
3. Employment services (29.7 percent decline)
4. Private households (23.4 percent decline)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (22.8 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 14.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Tennessee, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.





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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 Lawrence County, Tennessee

Hispanic in Lawrence County, Tennessee recorded a median income of $30,339, which is 15 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Lawrence County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,924 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 38 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $22,133. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lawrence County had a median household income level of $58,291, which was 63.4 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $30,225. This median is 15.3 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Lawrence County, Tennessee may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 33.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Lawrence County, with 21.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Lawrence County had a medium-low household income of $35,683 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 19.2 percent lower than the median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and this is 37.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Lawrence County, Tennessee

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Lawrence County, Tennessee, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 39 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Lawrence have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 8.4 percent (Men) versus 8.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Lawrence County, Tennessee is made up of a less-educated working age population, with 8.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Lawrence counted 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Lawrence County, Tennessee as reported in the 2000 Census, 8.8 percent of the White Alone, 9.8 percent of Black or African American, 18.2 percent of the Asian alone and 4.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Housing Report for Lawrence County, Tennessee

In Lawrence County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 17,282 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 290 residential units since 2001, or 1.7 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Lawrence County, Tennessee. In 2000, 88.3 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Lawrence County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $72,400, published by the Decennial Census. This value 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 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Tennessee, Lawrence County ranks 91 of 95 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,172 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Accommodation and food services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Lawrence County, rising by 45 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 7.6 percent. The State of Tennessee encountered a change in industry employment of 11.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Lawrence County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 35.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,406 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 17.6 and 9.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Lawrence County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.75. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.75 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Lawrence may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

The Administrative and waste services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Lawrence County since 2001, going from making up 5.4 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Lawrence County. The industry lost a total of 779 jobs, or 18.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 32.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Lawrence County. In the County, the industry averages 55 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Tennessee average establishment size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Lawrence County is ranked number 36 of 96 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Tennessee in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 33 of 96 Counties.



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