In Scott County, jobs in the legal services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the legal services industry had the highest average wages in Scott County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Scott County was paid an annual wage of $38,264 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Tennessee of $47,904 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,391.

High-wage employment in Scott County, Tennessee may be found in offices of physicians ($34,940), general freight trucking ($34,764), health and personal care stores ($34,174) and other wood product manufacturing ($32,113) 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.

Scott County Wages have increased by 13.4% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Scott County, Tennessee by a total of 13.4%. 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Scott County, Tennessee can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 31.7 percent lower than the state, which accounted an 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.

Scott County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Scott County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other wood product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 344 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 72.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Scott County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (344 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (47 jobs lost)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (28 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (28 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (10 jobs lost)

In Scott County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 99 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Out of the 15 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Scott County

The Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 69 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 67.3 percent of the total employment growth in Scott County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (69 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (9 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (9 new jobs)
4. Legal services (8 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (7 new jobs)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Scott County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 103.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Scott County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 34.7 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Scott County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 26.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (103.8 percent gain)
2. Legal services (45.1 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (35.8 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (12.3 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (9.0 percent gain)

Scott County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 34.9 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 gain of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Scott County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 6.8 in percent of jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (34.9 percent decline)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (33.5 percent decline)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (31.4 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (28.5 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (17.1 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.

Scott County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Scott County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has added the most employment with 10 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 26.3 percent of the total employment growth in Scott County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (10 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (10 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (5 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (4 new jobs)

In Scott County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 285 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 19 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Scott County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 16 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 28.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Scott County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (16 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (13 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (12 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (7 jobs lost)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (3 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 5.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Tennessee, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Scott County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 27.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Scott County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 9.7 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Scott County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (27.3 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (12.8 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (10.1 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (7.4 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (4.8 percent gain)

Scott County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 50 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the industry reported a gain of 6.6 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Scott County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.1 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (50 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (41.1 percent decline)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (15.3 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (13 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (10.3 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 Scott County, Tennessee

Compared to counties across the United States, Scott County had a very low median income for all households of $28,189 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 50.9 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and the median is 74.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Scott County reported a median household income of $30,262, this was 7.4 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in Scott County, Tennessee , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $53,016, this median household income is 88.1 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Scott County, Tennessee White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $28,206 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $10,238. This household income level is 63.7 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Scott County, Tennessee may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 20.2 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 68.4 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Scott County, having 26.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Scott County, Tennessee

Scott County, Tennessee may to understood as having a less-educated working age population, with 7.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Scott counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Scott County, Tennessee, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 42.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Scott have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 7.6 percent (Men) versus 7.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 39 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Scott County, Tennessee according the 2000 Decennial Census, 7.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 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.

Demographic Profile for Scott County, Tennessee

Since 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Scott from another country. The international migration into Scott accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Tennessee. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Scott encompasses a total area of 532 square miles. The county has a low average area density of 41 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Howell, MO (41 per sq. mile ), Huron, MI (41 per sq. mile ), St. Lawrence, NY (41 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Brown, TX (41 per sq. mile ), Summit, CO (41 per sq. mile ), Nicholas, WV (41 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Scott County, Tennessee to be 35.9 years old. The median in Scott is less than the median age in Tennessee of 37.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 34.7 years of age. With 24.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Scott can be understood as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11.7 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Scott County, Tennessee has a population base that is comprised of 97.9 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Scott has increased the percent of minority makeup when 0.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Scott County, Tennessee had a population that was estimated at 21,868 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 21,181. This growth represents an increase of 3.2 percent. Scott ranks 53 of 95 counties when analyzing total population change in Tennessee and the county ranks 1,270 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Scott County, Tennessee

In Scott County, there were a total of 9,257 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 200 homes since 2001, or 2.2 percent.

In the State of Tennessee, Scott County is positioned 79 of 95 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,805 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Scott County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $60,300, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Tennessee 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $93,000 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Scott County, Tennessee. In 2000, 89.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Scott County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 41.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,134 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 13.8 and 7.7 percent of total employment, respectively.

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Scott County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 13.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Scott County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 3.24. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.24 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Scott County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Scott County, averaging 51 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Tennessee typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Other services, except public administration saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Scott County, changing a total of 42.7 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 2.8 percent. The State of Tennessee had changed in sector employment of -0.8 percent, in the course of time since 2001.







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