April’s private-sector wages saw a continuation of a Tri-cities trend that has become all too common. Workers in the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area saw an increase while those in Kingsport-Bristol saw a decrease. The trend roughly follows the pattern… Read More ›
Preliminary, non-adjusted job creation numbers show a slight slowdown in Kingsport-Bristol pumped the brakes on regional growth in March. But the trend outlook – boosted by stronger Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) growth points to a continued reversal of… Read More ›
Wages for Tri-Cities private sector workers were a mixed bag in February. The average in the three-county Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) continued an upward trend while Kingsport-Bristol workers saw slimmer pay checks for the fourth straight month. In… Read More ›
Tri-Cities employers added 2,000 nonfarm jobs in February pushing the region’s growth rate trend higher for the second month this year. The job-creation trend bottomed in December after a nine-month decline. During that time jobs were still being added, but… Read More ›
A great, and quick, way to keep tabs on which Tri-Cities labor market sectors are growing and which are contracting is the year-over-year tracking by Middle Tennessee State University’s heat charts. January’s tracking shows seven of the Kingsport-Bristol Metropolitan Statistical… Read More ›
After three straight years of average private sector wages, the Johnson City metro area is back on a roll. According to January’s Bureau of Labor of Labor Statistics report, the average annual private sector wage was up 4.2%. Kingsport-Bristol private… Read More ›
January’s Tri-Cities labor market data showed up late – everybody is already talking about the February numbers – with some revised messages. After an annual revision, the jobs and employment reports show a labor market that’s still recovering from the… 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.