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Blount County Workforce

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