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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