Blount County Workforce

Blount County Employment Wages (2006)

Industries	Average Annual Employment	*Average Annual Salary
Manufacturing	8,340	$57,758
Natural/Resources/Mining	60	$36,110
Construction	6,780	$42,387
Trade/Transportation/Utilities	12,500	$36,233
Financial Activities	4,780	$39,797
Services (Professional/Business & Leisure/Hospitality Services)	19,730	$42,689
Government
Local & State	6,880	$33,412
Federal - Military	390	$28,512
Federal - Civilian	260	$51,293
All Industries	59,920	$38,679

Source: Woods & Poole 2008
*TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development 2007.

Labor Force

	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate
Knoxville,TN MSA	353,640	324,490	29,150	8.2
Anderson County	35,510	32,080	3,430	9.6
Blount County	62,520	56,410	6,110	9.8
Knox County	223,720	207,210	16,510	7.4
Loudon County	23,110	20,910	2,200	9.5
Union County	8,780	7,880	900	10.3

Source: TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development May 2009.

Percent of Jobs Based on Industry for Blount County

	1990	2000	2005	2020	2040
Manufacturing	17.09%	17.45%	13.62%	10.38%	6.86%
Services	30.04%	29.56%	32.22%	36.53%	42.53%
Farming	4.18%	2.77%	2.17%	1.65%	1.18%
Government	13.19%	12.48%	12.44%	12.61%	12.83%

Source: Woods & Poole 2008.

2008 Average Wages for Knoxville MSA

Occupational and Employment Wages from TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Unemployment Rate

Blount	9.8%
Tennessee	9.7%
United States	8.6%

Source: TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development - April 2009.

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