Now that we’re in a new year and the 2017 tax cut/reform is in place some in Congress have turned their focus on reforms/cuts in social programs to help defray the projected deficit the tax cuts will produce. At the… Read More ›
CORE DATA
Kingsport by the numbers
Where the Tri-Cities jobs are and what jobs are in demand
It will be a couple of weeks before the local December labor market data will be available, but there are some late adds to November’s report worthy of consideration. MTSU’s labor market heat charts are one way to get a… Read More ›
Kingsport-Bristol has state’s highest Nov. sales tax collections growth, Tri-Cities lags NE Tenn. YTD growth trend
November was a wild ride month for sales tax collections in the Tri-Cities. The Kingsport-Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area posted the highest year-over-year and month-over-month increases after posting its largest 2017 year-over-year decrease in October. The increase – a little more… Read More ›
Will the Tri-Cities have enough workers for its open jobs?
November’s Tri-Cities unemployment rate held at a record low for the third straight month. The economy continued adding jobs at a slower rate, and private sector wages increased. On the surface, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) numbers paint a picture… Read More ›
Most of the MID cap would hit Washington and Carter county purchases
Defenders of the mortgage interest deduction (MID) framed changes in the GOP tax plan as a dagger in the heart of the American Dream and possibly an anchor on home prices. They managed some concessions, but the bill passed and… Read More ›
Johnson City YTD sales tax collections up, Kingsport-Bristol down
Tri-Cities metro areas joined Morristown to trail Knoxville and the state in year-over-year October retail sales tax collections. Kingsport-Bristol also had the worst year-over-year performance of any metro area in the state. So far, this year collections are up 0.4%… Read More ›
How local city household incomes, worker wages look in Census multi-year estimates
A recently-released set of Census Bureau social and economic multi-year estimates offers a glimpse over a period of time at the six major cities in the Tri-Cities region in their recovery from the Great Recession and still evolving restructuring to… Read More ›
Excellent and well written !!
I like the “BOOMER BABIES” lol
Donâ¦. Would you be so kind as to add Bristol, Tennessee Vice Mayor Lea Powers to your mailing list? Thank…
Thanks for the comment Debbie. It's a snapshot of today's conditions, stay tuned
Always of interest to get confirmation of what I see as the year moves on.