By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – The local job creation machine may have run out of gas during the last quarter, but last year was the region’s best non-farm job performance in 28 years. Employers added a little over 5,200… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities adds 100 jobs in Nov. – labor force performance anemic
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Employers added 100 jobs in November, many of them in sectors hardest hit during the pandemic. So far this year, the Tri-Cities area economy has been adding an average of 345 jobs a month…. Read More ›
Tri-Cities economy adds 700 new jobs, growth rate slows
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – The local labor market is losing some momentum. But it’s so slight it hasn’t caused a ripple in the local economy. Employers added 700 seasonally adjusted jobs in September, according to the Bureau of… Read More ›
Local job creation back on robust path
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – The local jobs economy recovered from its July doldrums and was back in full force in August. Last month’s seasonally adjusted total shows 200 new jobs. That’s 6,100 more than August last year and 4,400 more than… Read More ›