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GENERATION DYNAMICS<br />

One issue facing employers is retirement risk, which is the loss of employees, as well as possibly<br />

the loss of valuable experience and company knowledge. In general, companies that have a long,<br />

stable history are now facing retirement of up to a quarter of their employees in the next few<br />

years. One measure of the risk of retirement turnover is understanding the relative percentages<br />

of millennials and baby boomers in the labor force—the two largest generations living in the<br />

United States today.<br />

The number of millennials (ages 19-35 in 2016) flocking to the region, particularly into <strong>Clarksville</strong>,<br />

is astounding. For a city of its size, the number of millennials residing in <strong>Clarksville</strong> is significantly<br />

above the national average—29% of the total population. The median age in <strong>Clarksville</strong> is 29 and<br />

30 in Montgomery County, compared to 38 in Tennessee and the nation. The share of millennials<br />

in the 10-county region is also significant, at 23%. However, sans Montgomery County, that share<br />

drops to 20% of the total population.<br />

The share of baby boomers (ages 52-70) are much lower—15% in <strong>Clarksville</strong> and Montgomery<br />

County and 19% in the 10-county region. Both generations have been on the rise in this region<br />

over the past decade while prime-age wage earners (those 25-54 years) have been on the decline.<br />

The figures and table below show how each region compares to the national average of an area<br />

of its size and summarizes the breakdown of the generational trends around the region.<br />

FIGURE 2: Millennials: A Comparison to the National Average for an Area of its Size<br />

USA<br />

USA<br />

USA<br />

LO<br />

43,500<br />

<strong>Clarksville</strong><br />

HI<br />

LO<br />

55,100<br />

Montgomery<br />

County<br />

HI<br />

LO<br />

118,000<br />

10-county<br />

HI<br />

FIGURE 3: Generation Breakdown as a Share of Total Population, 2016<br />

Millennials Baby Boomers Prime-age wage earners<br />

87+86+82+83 44+43+42+43 29+28+23+21<br />

<strong>Clarksville</strong><br />

Montgomery County<br />

10-county<br />

U.S.<br />

0%<br />

Source: Emsi Dataset 2017.3<br />

10%<br />

29%<br />

28%<br />

23%<br />

21%<br />

20%<br />

30%<br />

15%<br />

15%<br />

19%<br />

22%<br />

40%<br />

50%<br />

60%<br />

70%<br />

43%<br />

43%<br />

40%<br />

40%<br />

80%<br />

90%<br />

100%<br />

10<br />

COMPREHENSIVE LABOR ANALYSIS: CLARKSVILLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY

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