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Blount County Demographics (PDF) March 2012
Blount County Employment Wages (2009)
| Industries |
Average Annual Employment |
Average Annual Salary |
| Accomodation and Food Services |
3,826 |
$17,143 |
| Administrative and Waste Services |
1,061 |
$33,425 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation |
307 |
$15,538 |
| Construction |
2,919 |
$43,429 |
| Education and Health Services |
4,218 |
$39,019 |
| Finance and Insurance |
2,068 |
$40,072 |
| Healthcare/Social Assistance |
3,688 |
$39,404 |
| Information |
378 |
$38,689 |
| Management of Companies/Enterprises |
872 |
$47,977 |
| Manufacturing |
6,074 |
$57,046 |
| Other Services (except Public Admin.) |
1,230 |
$41,810 |
| Professional and Technical Services |
892 |
$46,256 |
| Public Administration |
1,418 |
$38,532 |
| Real Estate/Rental/Leasing |
267 |
$26,216 |
| Retail Trade |
5,724 |
$26,915 |
| Transportation and Warehousing |
1,180 |
$33,120 |
| Utilities |
97 |
$67,744 |
| Wholesale Trade |
1,704 |
$57,422 |
Source: TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Labor Force
|
|
Labor Force
|
Employment
|
Unemployed
|
Unemp. Rate
|
|
Knoxville,TN MSA
|
373,860
|
350,110
|
23,750 |
6.4%
|
|
Anderson County
|
37,100
|
34,370
|
2,730
|
7.4% |
|
Blount County
|
65,130
|
60,770
|
4,370
|
6.7%
|
|
Knox County
|
238,030
|
223,970
|
14,060
|
5.9%
|
|
Loudon County
|
24,360
|
22,600
|
1,760
|
7.2%
|
|
Union County
|
9,240
|
8,410
|
830
|
9.0%
|
|
Tennessee
|
3,109,000
|
2,839,700
|
269,300
|
8.7%
|
|
United States
|
153,877,000
|
140,790,000
|
13,097,000
|
8.5%
|
Source: TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development December 2011
Percent of Jobs Based on Industry for Blount County
|
|
2000
|
2010
|
2020
|
2030
|
2040
|
|
Manufacturing
|
17.45%
|
12.39%
|
10.11%
|
8.20%
|
6.60%
|
|
Services
|
29.56%
|
35.31%
|
38.95%
|
41.16%
|
43.99%
|
|
Farming
|
2.77%
|
1.92%
|
1.63%
|
1.37%
|
1.15%
|
|
Government
|
12.48%
|
13.49%
|
13.86%
|
14.13%
|
14.34%
|
Source: Woods & Poole 2010.
Average Wages for Knoxville MSA
Occupational and Employment Wages from TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Updated 3/1/2012