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Kingsport by the numbers

Tri-Cities employers add 500 jobs in March; Johnson City metro continues strongest local job growth

Tri-Cities employers added 500 nonfarm jobs in March and the unemployment rate ticked up by 0.1%. Employment was 878 better than February’s total and the labor force increased by 1,218 people. March’s labor market picture was an extension of what… Read More ›

Report shows county population growth, losses in Tri-Cities; Washington Co. TN, Sullivan, Greene see most local growth

Northeast Tennessee’s population grew to 1.5 million in 2018, an 0.6% increase from 2017, according to Census Bureau estimates released this week. All that growth in three of the region’s four metro areas came from migration. Knoxville was the only… Read More ›

Q1 Tri-Cities area foreclosures unchanged from 2017; Washington Co. TN sees increase, Sullivan Co. has decline

The status of Tri-Cities area properties with foreclosure activity during the first three months of this year is basically flat with levels from the past two years.  At the same time, there has been a shift in the region’s two… Read More ›

Tri-Cities real estate listings getting more views than U.S. average, inventory moving slower

The Tri-Cities housing market hotness transition that began last month picked up a little more momentum in March. Realtor.com’s housing market hotness index shows the Kingsport-Bristol metro area getting warmer while the Johnson City metro market is cooling. That’s just… Read More ›

Renting has stronger position than buying in most area counties during March

March’s Rent vs. Buy Report continued to show a stronger rent position in most Tri-Cities county housing markets. The exceptions are in the three Southwest Va. counties and in Hawkins County where the position is neutral. The report calculates median… Read More ›

Johnson City MSA wage estimates

Estimates are calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in the four-county area.     Occupation title Annual avg. wage Family and General Practitioners $240,420 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other $233,030… Read More ›

Kingsport-Bristol MSA wage estimates

  Estimates are calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in the four-county area. Occupation title Annual avg. wage Family and General Practitioners $240,420 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other $233,030 Architectural… Read More ›

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