The annual seasonal labor market slump has arrived in the Tri-Cities, but only one of the region’s two metro areas had fewer jobs than June last year. The Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) kept the dubious distinction of being… Read More ›
Tri-Cities employers added no new non-farm jobs in May. There were 1,700 fewer people employed, and the unemployment rate increased to 3.2%. That’s not all that bad. During the past five years, jobs have declined three times during the April-May… Read More ›
Hawkins and Carter counties had the largest annual increase in average total sector wages in the Tri-Cities region last year. Workers in Scott County scored the largest increase in the area’ three Southwest Virginia counties. The Bureau of Labor Statistics… Read More ›
The Tri-Cities recorded another month of full-employment in April. Nonfarm jobs were up 1,200 from March’s total. Employment in the seven-county region hit a 54-month high, and even though the labor force was up for the first time in three… Read More ›
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