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ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE

Annual Average Labor Force Estimates

PICKETT 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Civil Labor Force
1,920
1,890
1,860
1,940
2,020
2,060
2,150
2,290
Employment
1,760
1,730
1,700
1,770
1,840
1,870
1,950
2,170
Unemployment
160
160
160
170
180
200
200
120
Unemployment Rate%
8.3
8.3
8.5
8.7
8.9
9.6
9.1
5.2

ANNUAL AVERAGE NONFARM EMPLOYMENT
(By Place of Employment)
  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
TOTAL
1,090
1,080
1,170
1,150
1,200
1,250
1,370
1,600
Goods Producing
270
260
360
250
270
310
460
670
Nat. Resources/Mining & Construction
70
50
60
60
60
60
70
60
Manufacturing
210
210
300
190
210
250
390
610
Service Providing
820
820
810
900
930
940
910
930
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
170
170
160
170
180
190
180
180
Information
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Financial Activities
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Professional & Business Services
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Education & Health Services
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Leisure & Hospitality
100
120
110
110
 120
120
110
140
Other Services
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Government
330
310
310
400
440
450
450
450

Source: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  *  Denotes unavailable or confidential data.

2000 COMMUTING PATTERNS
UPPER CUMBERLAND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Workers Residing in Area
Workers Employed in Area
Area
Total
Working in County of Residence
Working Elsewhere
Total
Living in County of Employment
Living Elsewhere
Surplus/
(Deficit)
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Cannon
5,818
2,159
3,659
62.9
3,087
2,159
928
30.1
(2,731)
Clay
3,383
2,009
1,374
40.6
2,357
2,009
348
14.8
(1,026)
Cumberland
18,614
15,465
3,149
16.9
17,884
15,465
2,419
13.5
(730)
Dekalb
7,798
5,179
2,619
33.6
7,076
5,179
1,897
26.8
(722)
Fentress
6,166
4,229
1,937
31.4
4,695
4,229
466
9.9
(1,471)
Jackson
4,514
1,965
2,549
56.5
2,462
1,965
497
20.2
(2,052)
Macon
9,255
5,194
4,061
43.9
6,206
5,194
1,012
16.3
(3,049)
Overton
8,602
4,576
4,026
46.8
5,893
4,576
1,317
22.3
(2,709)
Pickett
2,110
1,306
804
38.1
1,745
1,306
439
25.2
(365)
Putnam
28,985
24,687
4,298
14.8
34,474
24,687
9,787
28.4
(5,489)
Smith
8,034
4,842
3,192
39.7
6,602
4,842
1,760
26.7
(1,432)
Van Buren
2,471
1,045
1,426
57.7
1,372
1,045
327
23.8
(1,099)
Warren
17,505
14,400
3,105
17.7
19,004
14,400
4,604
24.2
(1,499)
White
10,088
6,754
3,334
33.0
8,647
6,754
1,893
21.9
(1,441)
UCDD
133,343
93,810
39,533
29.6
121,504
93,810
27,694
22.8
(11,839)

Source: 2000 Census of Population