Labor Workforce in Decatur County, Tennessee

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Decatur County Labor Statistics
and Surrounding Counties

 

County Population Labor Force Unemployment Rate

 

County

 

Population Labor Force Unemployment Rate
Decatur 10,775 5,970 10.6
Benton 16,014 7,830 7.2
Carroll 28,836 13,550 8.7
Hardin 24,566 12,480 9.3
Henderson 23,451 13,740 8.9
Perry 7,217 3,780 6.6
Wayne 16,308 7,760 11.8
Total 127,167 65,110  

 

Source: Tennessee Department of Employment Research & Statistics
(The unemployment numbers changes monthly)


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Subject

 

Number

 

Percent

 

     

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

 

   

Population 16 years and over

 

9,502

 

100.0

 

In labor force 5,454 57.4

Civilian labor force

 

5,454 57.4

Employed

 

5,173 54.4

Unemployed

 

281 3.0

Percent of civilian labor force

 

5.2 (X)

Armed Forces

 

0 0.0
Not in labor force 4,048 42.6
     

Females 16 years and over

 

4,887

 

100.0

 

In labor force 2,312 47.3

Civilian labor force

 

2,312 47.3

Employed

 

2,160 44.2
     

Own children under 6 years

 

786

 

100.0

 

All parents in family in labor force 428 54.5
     

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

   

Workers 16 years and over

 

5,062

 

100.0

 

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 4,041 79.8
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 788 15.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 6 0.1
Walked 48 0.9
Other means 66 1.3
Worked at home 113 2.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.7 (X)
     

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

 

5,173

 

100.0

 

OCCUPATION

 

   
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,017 19.7
Service occupations 778 15.0
Sales and office occupations 917 17.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 43 0.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 773 14.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,645 31.8
     

INDUSTRY

 

   
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 226 4.4
Construction 582 11.3
Manufacturing 1,468 28.4
Wholesale trade 153 3.0
Retail trade 543 10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 321 6.2
Information 109 2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 89 1.7

Professional, scientific, management,

administrative, and waste management services

 

130 2.5
Educational, health and social services 862 16.7

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation

and food services

 

256 4.9
Other services (except public administration) 250 4.8
Public administration 184 3.6
     

CLASS OF WORKER

 

   
Private wage and salary workers 4,069 78.7
Government workers 669 12.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 418 8.1
Unpaid family workers 17 0.3
     

INCOME IN 1999

 

   

Households

 

4,938

 

100.0

 

Less than $10,000 883 17.9
$10,000 to $14,999 439 8.9
$15,000 to $24,999 848 17.2
$25,000 to $34,999 782 15.8
$35,000 to $49,999 868 17.6
$50,000 to $74,999 699 14.2
$75,000 to $99,999 220 4.5
$100,000 to $149,999 110 2.2
$150,000 to $199,999 13 0.3
$200,000 or more 76 1.5
Median household income (dollars) 28,741 (X)
     
With earnings 3,531 71.5

Mean earnings (dollars)

 

40,217 (X)
With Social Security income 1,750 35.4

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

 

9,210 (X)
With Supplemental Security Income 306 6.2

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

 

5,440 (X)
With public assistance income 201 4.1

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

 

1,325 (X)
With retirement income 935 18.9

Mean retirement income (dollars)

 

12,577 (X)
     

Families

 

3,460

 

100.0

 

Less than $10,000 343 9.9
$10,000 to $14,999 215 6.2
$15,000 to $24,999 574 16.6
$25,000 to $34,999 602 17.4
$35,000 to $49,999 734 21.2
$50,000 to $74,999 631 18.2
$75,000 to $99,999 201 5.8
$100,000 to $149,999 97 2.8
$150,000 to $199,999 13 0.4
$200,000 or more 50 1.4
Median family income (dollars) 34,919 (X)
     
Per capita income (dollars) 17,285 (X)

Median earnings (dollars):

 

   
Male full-time, year-round workers 25,945 (X)
Female full-time, year-round workers 20,155 (X)
     

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

 

   

Families

 

477

 

(X)

 

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 13.8
With related children under 18 years 281 (X)

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 18.5

With related children under 5 years

 

127 (X)

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 22.1
     

Families with female householder,

no husband present

 

163

 

(X)

 

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 36.5
With related children under 18 years 136 (X)

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 47.1

With related children under 5 years

 

40 (X)

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 63.5
     

Individuals

 

1,833

 

(X)

 

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 16.0
18 years and over 1,354 (X)

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 15.1

65 years and over

 

427 (X)

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 22.2
Related children under 18 years 471 (X)

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 18.9

Related children 5 to 17 years

 

334 (X)

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 18.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 558 (X)

Percent below poverty level

 

(X) 32.1
(X) Not applicable.
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User note on employment status data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

 

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