Workforce Demographics
Tennessee is a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages and salaries. With the lowest state debt per capita in the country, Tennessee is the second lowest in the U.S. for state and local tax taxes paid per capita.
source: https://www.oakridgechamber.org/
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services is Oak Ridge's #1 Industry
#1
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Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations are +4.7x the average makeup of jobs (datausa.com)
Oak Ridge Workforce Statistics
Anderson County
- 78,734 total population
- 37,794 total labor force
- 3,481 total establishments
- $27,961 per capita income
- Median age 45
- 34% college graduates or above
- $49,175 median household income
- Unemployment Rate May 2022: 3.2%
- Average weekly wage: $1,196
Roane County
- 55,232 total population
- 25,795 total labor force
- 1,796 total estab.
- $30,851 per capita
- median age 48
- 31% college grad or above
- $54,686 median household income
- Unemployment May 2022: 3.6%
- Average weekly wage: $1,403
source: https://www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
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From December 2020 to March 2021, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Tennessee were 144,611... a net employment gain of 16,604 jobs in the private sector during the first quarter of 2021.
- bls.gov