Tennessee

Industry wages in the State of Tennessee grown by 19.0% since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have in the State of Tennessee grown by a total of 19.0%. This is greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

The counties in the State of Tennessee range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 54.8% in Union County to a low of a 1.0% in Lewis County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Tennessee
Total Industry Wages

1. Union County (54.8%)
2. Stewart County (40.3%)
3. Carroll County (39.5%)
4. Moore County (34.8%)
5. Wayne County (34.0%)
6. Decatur County (33.7%)
7. Hardeman County (32.0%)
8. Johnson County (31.1%)
9. Loudon County (29.6%)
10. Roane County (28.0%)

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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.

Wages in the State of Tennessee Lag Behind Wages in the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Tennessee can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 States wages throughout the US. The average pay is less than the wages in United States of $40,259.

The counties in the State of Tennessee in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $46,104 in Roane County to a low of a $18,685 in Hancock County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Tennessee
Total Industry Wages

1. Roane County ($46,104)
2. Williamson County ($43,406)
3. Moore County ($42,742)
4. Davidson County ($42,375)
5. Anderson County ($42,178)
6. Maury County ($41,549)
7. Shelby County ($40,219)
8. Sullivan County ($38,420)
9. Rutherford County ($37,785)
10. Blount County ($36,825)

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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.

Tennessee Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The counties in the State of Tennessee in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 44.5 percent job gained in DeKalb County to a low of a 36.0 percent job lost in Bledsoe County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Tennessee
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. DeKalb County (44.5 percent gain)
2. Cheatham County (36.5 percent gain)
3. Fayette County (28.4 percent gain)
4. Rutherford County (27.9 percent gain)
5. Williamson County (26.3 percent gain)
6. Loudon County (25.9 percent gain)
7. Cannon County (25.7 percent gain)
8. Robertson County (21.2 percent gain)
9. Monroe County (20.4 percent gain)
10. Fentress County (20.3 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Tennessee in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 18,636 total jobs gained in Rutherford County to a low of 3,154 jobs lost in Marshall County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Tennessee
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Rutherford County (18,636 jobs gained)
2. Knox County (17,110 jobs gained)
3. Williamson County (14,774 jobs gained)
4. Shelby County (8,501 jobs gained)
5. Wilson County (4,912 jobs gained)
6. Sevier County (4,742 jobs gained)
7. Blount County (4,494 jobs gained)
8. Sumner County (3,873 jobs gained)
9. Montgomery County (3,731 jobs gained)
10. Davidson County (3,273 jobs gained)

Total employment has increased by 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

The State of Tennessee: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Telecommunications resellers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 67.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Telecommunications resellers industry in Tennessee outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 41.1 in percent of workers in the Telecommunications resellers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Telecommunications resellers (67.2 percent decline)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (62.9 percent decline)
3. Support activities for crop production (59.6 percent decline)
4. Audio and video equipment manufacturing (59.1 percent decline)
5. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (54.1 percent decline)

The State of Tennessee: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 356.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). The Support activities for mining industry in Tennessee outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 33.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (356.4 percent gain)
2. Gambling industries (258.5 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (229.6 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (171.6 percent gain)
5. Leather and hide tanning and finishing (137.0 percent gain)

From the 294 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 147 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 147 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In the State of Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 73,512 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Tennessee

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 22,324 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 10.5 percent of the growth in Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (22,324 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (18,779 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (11,252 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (9,192 new jobs)
5. General medical and surgical hospitals (6,764 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Tennessee

The Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 21,308 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 15.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (21,308 jobs lost)
2. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (6,694 jobs lost)
3. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (4,722 jobs lost)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (4,195 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (4,061 jobs lost)

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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 the State of Tennessee

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According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Tennessee range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 29.4 percent in Hancock County to a low of 4.7 percent in Williamson County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Tennessee
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Hancock County (29.4 percent)
2. Grundy County (25.8 )
3. Lake County (23.6 percent)
4. Fentress County (23.1 percent)
5. Campbell County (22.8 percent)
6. Claiborne County (22.6 percent)
7. Johnson County (22.6 percent)
8. Cocke County (22.5 percent)
9. Scott County (20.2 percent)
10. Hardeman County (19.7 percent)

When analyzed against other States in the US, the State of Tennessee accounted a relatively low median income for all households of $42,541 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 15.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The poverty rate in the State of Tennessee has increased by 2.0 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 13.5 percent to 15.5 percent.

The states median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $38,874, representing a 8.6 percent decline. The State of Tennessee ranks 11 of 46 states in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

While the median household income saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the State of Tennessee, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 45.8 percent in the last five years. The White Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Tennessee, seeing a 31.2 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Tennessee range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $80,852 in Williamson County to a low of $23,119 in Hancock County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Tennessee
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Williamson County ($80,852)
2. Wilson County ($58,664 )
3. Rutherford County ($54,185)
4. Sumner County ($53,855)
5. Cheatham County ($53,628)
6. Robertson County ($50,514)
7. Tipton County ($48,972)
8. Maury County ($48,661)
9. Loudon County ($47,269)
10. Fayette County ($47,126)

When put side-by-side with other States throughout the United States, the State of Tennessee can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 25.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Tennessee, reporting 20.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 25.3 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $31,784. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $53,231. This median is 25.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the state. Hispanic households in Tennessee, according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,462, this median household income is 11.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Tennessee reported an income level of $39,504, this level was 7.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In the State of Tennessee, White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,658 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

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

Higher Education in the State of Tennessee

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In the State of Tennessee as reported in the American Community Survey of the year 2005, 22.8 percent of the White Alone, 14.8 percent of Black or African American, 47.4 percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Tennessee is made up of a less-educated 2005 population, with 21.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The State of Tennessee counted a lower percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than United States proportion of 27.2 percent.

In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the State of Tennessee, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Tennessee on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 23.2 percent (Men) versus 20.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma category, with 34.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Tennessee range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 44.4 percent in Williamson County to a low of 5.4 percent in Lake County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Tennessee
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Williamson County (44.4 percent)
2. Davidson County (30.4 percent)
3. Knox County (29 percent)
4. Shelby County (25.2 percent)
5. Hamilton County (23.8 percent)
6. Rutherford County (23 percent)
7. Washington County (22.8 percent)
8. Madison County (21.6 percent)
9. Anderson County (20.8 percent)
10. Putnam County (20.2 percent)

From 2000, the State of Tennessee has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 2.2 percent to a total of 21.8 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the US percent of 27.2.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.2 percent. By 2005, 23.2 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 20.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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