In Unicoi County, jobs in the building equipment contractors pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the building equipment contractors industry paid the average highest wages in Unicoi County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Unicoi County received an annual wage of $40,612 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Tennessee of $37,965 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $43,986.

Top-pay jobs in Unicoi County, Tennessee may be found in offices of dentists ($40,372), offices of physicians ($34,253), health and personal care stores ($25,661) and other specialty trade contractors ($23,037) 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.

Unicoi County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Unicoi County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 242 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Of the 12 4-digit NAICS industries, 3 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Unicoi County

The Building equipment contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 46 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 64.3 percent of the total job loss in Unicoi County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (46 jobs lost)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (20 jobs lost)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (5 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (19 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (17 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Unicoi County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 49 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 50.5 percent of the total growth in Unicoi County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (49 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (13 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (9 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 6.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Unicoi County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 133.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Unicoi County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 38.5 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Unicoi County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 30.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (133.3 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (60.3 percent gain)
3. Legal services (58.3 percent gain)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (46.2 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (45.2 percent gain)

Unicoi County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 60.6 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 gain of 25.4 percent. The losses in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Unicoi County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 10.9 in percent of workers in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (60.6 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (40 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (26 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.

Unicoi County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Unicoi County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 167 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 12 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Unicoi County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 38 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 67.3 percent of the total employment growth in Unicoi County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (38 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (15 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (4 new jobs)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (48 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (22 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Unicoi County

The Building equipment contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 15 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 44.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Unicoi County, Tennessee.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (15 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (8 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (3 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Unicoi County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 19.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.8 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Unicoi County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.3 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19.2 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (17.2 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (12.9 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (10.1 percent decline)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (7.1 percent decline)

Unicoi County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 27.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Unicoi County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 2.2 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Unicoi County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (27.3 percent gain)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (25.0 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (18.8 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 Unicoi County, Tennessee

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Unicoi County, Tennessee can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 43.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Unicoi County, reporting 22.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Unicoi County reported an income level of $39,488, this level was 13 percent greater than the median for all households. In Unicoi County, Tennessee White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,134 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic households in Unicoi County, Tennessee reported a median household income of $22,815, this median is 34.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Unicoi County reported a medium-low median income for households of $34,940 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 21.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and the income level is 40.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Unicoi County, Tennessee

Unicoi County, Tennessee can be considered to have a less-educated population, with 10.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Unicoi has a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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 Unicoi County, Tennessee, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Unicoi have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.6 percent (Men) versus 9.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Unicoi County, Tennessee according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 4.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Unicoi County, Tennessee

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Unicoi internationally. The international migration into Unicoi makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Unicoi County, Tennessee had a population of 17,572 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 17,654. The decline denotes a decrease of -0.5 percent. Unicoi ranks 85 of 95 counties by growth in total population in Tennessee and the county ranks 2,091 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Unicoi County, Tennessee has a population base that is comprised of 96.1 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 2.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 3.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Unicoi has increased in diversity when 2.1 percent of the population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Unicoi covers a total land area of 186 square miles. This area has a medium-low average population density of 94 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Pottawattamie, IA (94 per sq. mile ), Taylor, WV (94 per sq. mile ), Benton, MN (94 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Dawson, GA (93 per sq. mile ), Grand Isle, VT (93 per sq. mile ), Kern, CA (93 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Unicoi County, Tennessee to be 42.8 years of age. The median in Unicoi is greater than the median age for the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 41.6 years of age. With a total of 19.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Unicoi can be understood as being made up of a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 18.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Unicoi County, Tennessee

Unicoi County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $82,400, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Tennessee 2000 home median value of $93,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of Tennessee, Unicoi County is positioned 59 of 95 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,555 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Unicoi County, the census reported 8,527 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 217 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.6 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Unicoi County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 8.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Unicoi County, with the industry averaging 68 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Tennessee establishments size average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Unicoi County, growing by 152.9 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.5 percent. The State of Tennessee felt a shift in employment in the industry of 3.8 percent, since the year 2001.

In Unicoi County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services, and the Administrative and waste services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 48.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,824 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Administrative and waste services industries make up 7 and 6.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Unicoi County, Manufacturing, Construction and Administrative and waste services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.78. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.78 times greater than the national average, signifying that Unicoi specializes in Manufacturing.







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