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E c o n o m i c I n d i c a t o r s - E c o n o m i c V i t a l i t y I n d e x Economic Indicator Index | Life in Hamilton County - Table of Contents | Home Percentage Net Job Growth Per Capita Retail Sales Total Retail Sales New Privately-Owned Housing Units Eco n o m i c I n d i c a t o r s - E c o n o m i c V i t a l i t y Indicator - Percentage Net Job Growth Trend Hamilton County experienced negative job growth in 2001 and 2002. Comparison Percentage net job growth for 2002 in Tennessee was -0.9%. Discussion Percentage Net Job Growth: Change in job growth between one year and the previous year. It does not indicate the number of jobs actually lost and added to arrive at the net gain figure. Total Number of Jobs: Full-time and part-time jobs including wage and salary positions as well as self-employment, agricultural jobs, and private household domestic services. Active military jobs are included. Job numbers do not reflect the quality of jobs in terms of income, benefits, or skills required. In 2001, the number of jobs in Tennessee decreased from by 41,549 to 2,602,082. In Hamilton County, the number of jobs decreased by 1,980 to 185,774. These data are establishment-based and based on jobs in Hamilton County regardless of the residence of the employees or the number of jobs any person holds. ‘‘Percentage Net Employment Growth,’’ is residence-based data. Year Hamilton County 1990 0.9% 1991 -1.0% 1992 1.7% 1993 4.0% 1994 3.7% 1995 1.8% 1996 2.2% 1997 0.9% 1998 3.1% 1999 3.3% 2000 1.8% 2001 -0.2% 2002 -1.1% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% -1% -2% 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Percentage Net Job Growth 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Source: Tennessee Department of Employment Security Hamilton County
Indicator - Per Capita Retail Sales Trend From 1990 to 2002, per capita retail sales increased by 51.3%. Comparison Per capita retail sales in Tennessee were $13,449 for 2002. In 2002 Discussion dollars, this represents a 1.2% increase over 2001. Retail Sales: Estimated net sales for all establishments primarily engaged in retail trade excluding those of wholesale and service establishments. The total retail sales figures used to calculate this variable are as reported in Sales and Marketing Management’s annual Survey of Buying Power. Population figures are as reported by the U.S. Census. Sales figures are establishment-based and include purchases by persons living outside of Hamilton County. Figures have been adjusted to 2002 constant dollars using the ‘‘Implicit Price Deflator: Personal Consumption Expenditures/Total.’’ Ham. County 2002 $ Ham. County Nominal $ Year 1990 $10,041 $ 7,683 1991 $10,346 $ 8,203 1992 $ 9,944 $ 8,112 1993 $11,284 $ 9,418 1994 $12,086 $10,299 1995 $12,281 $10,690 1996 $12,869 $11,443 1997 $13,199 $11,934 1998 $13,591 $12,399 1999 $14,041 $13,023 2000 $15,034 $14,290 2001 $15,618 $15,148 2002 $15,198 $15,198 Per Capita Retail Sales $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $- 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Ham. Cty 2002 $ Ham. Cty. Nominal $ Source: Sales and Marketing Management Survey of Buying Power and U.S. Census
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