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• Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment: Nashville MSA

  Annual Not Seasonally Adjusted

  Year	Civilian Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate (%)
  2008	796,760	752,900	43,860	5.5
  2007	784,890	752,870	32,010	4.1
  2006	776,560	744,090	32,470	4.2
  2005	748,260	714,610	33,660	4.5
  2004	732,000	698,950	33,050	4.5
  2003	721,430	687,810	33,620	4.7
  2002	714,310	683,010	31,310	4.4
  2001	717,410	689,950	27,460	3.8
  2000	717,210	694,220	22,990	3.2
  1999	672,100	653,800	18,300	2.7

  Source: TN Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev, Div Emp Sec, R&S

• Employment and Wages by Occupation: Nashville MSA

  Occupation Title	Employment	Median Hourly	Mean Hourly	Mean Annual
  All Occupations	773,500	$15.00	$18.88	$39,280
  Management Occupations	48,980	$34.86	$41.32	$85,940
  Business and Financial Operations Occupations	30,030	$24.85	$27.74	$57,710
  Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations	15,860	$28.24	$29.20	$60,740
  Architecture and Engineering Occupations	9,710	$28.58	$29.49	$61,350
  Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	4,120	$22.06	$24.13	$50,190
  Community and Social Services Occupations	9,190	$16.72	$17.63	$36,680
  Legal Occupations	3,470	$31.30	$39.80	$82,790
  Education, Training, and Library Occupations	37,270	$19.27	$20.91	$43,500
  Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	13,120	$16.96	$22.16	$46,100
  Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations	46,810	$25.31	$29.81	$62,010
  Healthcare Support Occupations	18,330	$11.31	$12.25	$25,480
  Protective Service Occupations	17,060	$14.17	$16.52	$34,350
  Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	67,360	$8.10	$9.01	$18,740
  Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	20,730	$9.79	$10.70	$22,260
  Personal Care and Service Occupations	14,910	$9.33	$10.80	$22,470
  Sales and Related Occupations	81,120	$11.51	$16.09	$33,460
  Office and Administrative Support Occupations	136,290	$14.24	$15.23	$31,670
  Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	320	$10.41	$11.72	$24,380
  Construction and Extraction Occupations	31,910	$15.43	$16.74	$34,820
  Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	32,340	$18.47	$19.58	$40,720
  Production Occupations	66,180	$14.72	$16.68	$34,690
  Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	68,380	$12.72	$14.42	$29,990

  Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008

• Union Membership, Coverage, Density and Employment: Nashville MSA

  2008

  Sector	Employment	Members	Covered	% Members	% Covered
  Total	711,461	37,777	47,893	5.3	6.7
  Private	611,767	19,847	25,605	3.2	4.2
  Public	99,694	17,931	22,289	18.0	22.4

  Sources: Current Population Survey (CPS) Outgoing Rotation Group (ORG) Earnings Files, 2008. Sample includes employed wage and salary workers, ages 16 and over.

  © 2009 by Barry T. Hirsch and David A. Macpherson. The use of data requires citation.

  Note: Sample size for many cells are small and should be used with care.

• Employment by Sector: Nashville MSA

  	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
  Total Non-Ag Employment	715,548	725,096	753,039	760,258	764,833
  Manufacturing	83,739	84,198	84,523	82,658	73,758
  Trade, Transportation, Utilities	145,122	148,348	154,082	156,058	156,550
  Information	19,181	19,015	20,172	19,692	19,817
  Financial Activities	44,247	44,539	46,323	46,308	46,267
  Professional & Business Services	91,090	96,022	100,473	99,425	101,917
  Education & Health Services	93,081	96,606	104,539	105,383	111,100
  Leisure & Hospitality	72,081	73,339	78,247	78,317	82,467
  Government	95,472	75,639	98,040	99,183	99,783

  Source: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development