Source: BEA Employment 2019
Employment by Industry
LQ industry of USA
LQ industry of TN
Location quotient = ratio of an industry’s share of local employment divided by its share of the reference area (state or nation) If LQ > 1, there is a greater share of that industry compared to the reference area, meaning it is an economic base industry that has ‘surplus’ to be exported. Our region’s base industries include: • Construction • Information • finance & insurance • real estate, • professional/scientific/technical services • Management • educational services • arts/entertainment/recreation • accommodation and food services
GNRC REGION GNRC as % of TN
Total Employment
1,438,015
34%
Forestry, fishing, and related activities Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
422
4% 0.06 14% 0.13 23% 0.23 36% 1.05 24% 0.91 32% 0.93 31% 0.98 34% 1.24 55% 1.31 39% 1.01 41% 1.01 45% 1.05 52% 1.50
0.11 0.42 0.67 1.04 0.69 0.94 0.92 0.98 1.60 1.14 1.20 1.33 1.51 0.99 1.30 0.97 1.49 1.04 0.93 0.79
1,001
Utilities
922
Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade
83,276 87,181 42,754 131,618 80,014 32,170 77,720 70,231 109,133 29,437
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and technical services Management of companies and enterprises Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
106,466 34% 1.20
Educational services
37,516 144,189 51,957 119,269 82,746 122,586
44% 1.11 33% 0.88 51% 1.51 35% 1.11 32% 1.00 27% 0.70
Health care and social assistance Arts, entertainment, and recreation Accommodation and food services
Other services (except government and government enterprises)
Government and government enterprises
21
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