Kingsport by the numbers
June’s Tri-Cities’ jobs report is a study in contrast. Preliminary, non-adjusted numbers and the trend looks very good in the three-county Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and OK in the four-county Kingsport-Bristol MSA. It’s just OK in Kingsport-Bristol because… Read More ›
Cash is still king in the Tri-Cities housing market. They were down in four NE Tenn. counties when compared to last year, but every county in the region had a higher Q2 all-cash share than the 28.9% posted for the nation… Read More ›
News that Social Security recipients would get a 2.2% cost of living increase didn’t get much public attention in mid-July when the story broke. Maybe it’s because the extra $3.4 million a month won’t show up in the Tri-Cities until… Read More ›
Kingsport-Bristol retail sales tax collections bounced back from two months of negative performance for a solid 2.7% year-over-year gain in May. At the same time, Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) collections cooled with a 0.6% decline. Kingsport-Bristol’s May over… Read More ›
The latest Census data shows Northeast Tennessee residents are older, working longer, living longer – but not always in good health. And demographically we’re where the rest of the nation will be in five or six years. There are bright… Read More ›
May’s labor market reports served up a lot to get your mind wrapped around. Johnson City unemployment rate dropped to 2.9%, and the rest of the area saw rates below 4%. It was the second month of decades low jobless… Read More ›
Kingsport-Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), private sector wages, declined again in May while wage growth in the Johnson City MSA continued a higher rate than the national average. This Tri-Cities metro area wage pattern has persisted since the first of… 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.