Summary The Johnson City and Kingsport-Bristol metro areas both added jobs over the past year while national hiring nearly stalled. Healthcare and hospitality led growth in both markets. The local hospitality gain stands out because the sector lost jobs nationally… Read More ›
AI SUMMARY The Tri-Cities job market is flat so far this year. Payrolls in both metro areas are within a few hundred jobs of a year ago. Kingsport-Bristol has a better year-to-date market. Its job count is up slightly, while… Read More ›
AI SUMMARY Tri-Cities job market performance has narrowed. The region added almost no jobs over the past year. Health care and education did nearly all the lifting, adding 700 jobs, while construction, finance, and information lost ground. The same… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities employment is in its best shape since the year began, but the gains are concentrated. At the same time, the jobs that are being created titl toward the wage scale’s low end. The jobs report… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities added 400 jobs last month, according to the seasonally adjusted portion of the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report. The unadjusted churn shows a loss of 800 jobs. Neither is the big picture. There’s a… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities entered spring 2026 with the same number of payroll jobs it had a year ago – 216,100 total nonfarm positions in March 2026. That’s stability in the headline. What it doesn’t show is the reshuffling… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY This is a breakdown of the average wage for Tri-Cities job sectors and their regional context with occupational insights. Financial Activities, $100,174, This sector shows some of the highest earnings in the region. Manufacturing, $84,528, A strong… Read More ›
Excellent and well written !!
I like the “BOOMER BABIES” lol
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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.