 |
Labor
|
Available Labor
- Henry County and Surrounding Counties
|
|
County
|
2000
Population
|
1999
High School Graduates
|
June
Available Labor
|
June
LaborForce
|
June
Total
Unemployment
|
June
Unemployment
Rate
|
| Male |
Female |
Total |
| Henry |
31,
115
|
254
|
650
|
520
|
1170
|
15,210
|
1070
|
7.0%
|
| Benton |
16,537
|
126
|
360
|
280
|
640
|
7,650
|
590
|
7.7%
|
| Carroll |
29,475
|
324
|
750
|
450
|
1200
|
12,180
|
1090
|
8.9%
|
| Stewart |
12,370
|
130
|
150
|
90
|
240
|
3560
|
220
|
6.2%
|
| Weakley |
34,895
|
347
|
560
|
680
|
1240
|
15,740
|
1120
|
7.1%
|
Calloway,
Ky
|
34,177
|
281
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18,101
|
643
|
3.6%
|
Graves,
Ky
|
37,028
|
530
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17,880
|
896
|
5.0%
|
*June, 2001 - Total Unemployemtn
does not include discouraged or partially employed workers
All counties listed here
surround Henry County and will be the labor draw area. Norma
commuting distance in West Tennessee is 30 to 45 miles.
Data of other states will
be indicated by a zero until data is received. States other than Tennessee
provide some of this data on a yearly bases (Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi,
and Missouri)
Approximately 20%
of the labor is skilled and 60% is semi-skilled.
Wage
Information - West Tennessee excluding Memphis and Jackson
|
|
Job
Code
|
Job
Title
|
Number
of
Employees
|
Mean
Wage
|
Median
Wage
|
Entry
Wage
|
| 00-0000 |
Total all occupations |
132,370
|
$12.11
|
$10.46
|
$6.96
|
| 11-3040 |
Human Resource Manager |
240
|
$21.66
|
$20.16
|
$12.27
|
| 11-3051 |
Industrial Production
Manager |
600
|
$24.04
|
$22.61
|
$14.84
|
| 51-1011 |
1st Line Supervisors
- Manufacturing |
2160
|
$16.87
|
$15.81
|
$10.89
|
| 51-9041 |
Extruding, Forming Operators |
750
|
$11.19
|
$11.54
|
$8.64
|
This information was furnished
by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the
year ended 1999.
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