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The South > Tennessee > Labor

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Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees 7,129 [8th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.196 per 1,000 people [6th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 5,743 [6th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 9.631 per 10,000 people [6th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours 10,938,000 [9th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.834 per capita [7th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees 2,981 [13th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.999 per 10,000 people [11th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 2,126 [11th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.565 per 10,000 people [6th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours 4,671,000 [10th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 7.833 per 10 people [6th of 28]
Canada–US relations > US Jobs Supported 108,000 [17th of 51]
Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees 25,918 [9th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 43.465 per 10,000 people [5th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 13,339 [11th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 22.37 per 10,000 people [7th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours 27,005,000 [13th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 45.288 per 10 people [8th of 44]
Coal Mining Fatalities 7 [11th of 20]
    Coal Mining Fatalities (per capita) 1.174 per 1 million people [13th of 20]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees 13,178 [20th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.21 per 1,000 people [28th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 7,821 [18th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 13.116 per 10,000 people [24th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours 17,564,000 [17th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 29.455 per 10 people [24th of 46]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees 19,249 [5th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.228 per 1,000 people [4th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 16,084 [5th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 26.973 per 10,000 people [3rd of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours 31,566,000 [3rd of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 52.937 per 10 people [3rd of 40]
Employed 2,368,000 [19th of 50]
Employment Ratio 68.8 [34th of 51]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees 35,786 [13th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.001 per 1,000 people [14th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 27,022 [13th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.532 per 1,000 people [14th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours 53,473,000 [11th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 8.968 per capita [12th of 48]
Food manufacturing > Number of employees 36,361 [13th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.098 per 1,000 people [16th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 2,598 [43rd of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.357 per 10,000 people [45th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers hours 52,276,000 [15th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 8.767 per capita [16th of 49]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees 1,949 [36th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.269 per 10,000 people [43rd of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 16,187 [10th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.715 per 1,000 people [5th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours 32,708,000 [8th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 5.485 per capita [5th of 46]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees 168 [14th of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.282 per 10,000 people [14th of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,297 [10th of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.175 per 10,000 people [4th of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours 2,073,000 [11th of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.348 per capita [7th of 15]
Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees 30,169 [12th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 5.059 per 1,000 people [14th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 22,892 [10th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.839 per 1,000 people [10th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours 47,362,000 [10th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 7.943 per capita [10th of 47]
Mean Travel Time to Work 23.2 [25th of 51]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees 15,561 [17th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.61 per 1,000 people [17th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 10,679 [14th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.791 per 1,000 people [12th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours 21,813,000 [13th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.658 per capita [9th of 47]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees 13,393 [12th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 22.46 per 10,000 people [4th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 10,348 [12th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.735 per 1,000 people [6th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours 21,776,000 [12th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 36.519 per 10 people [5th of 46]
Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts 21 [14th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts (per capita) 0.352 per 100,000 people [13th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment 37 [6th of 42]
    Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment (per capita) 0.62 per 100,000 people [8th of 42]
Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments 8 [21st of 37]
    Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments (per capita) 0.134 per 100,000 people [24th of 37]
Occupational Fatalities > Falls 27 [9th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Falls (per capita) 0.453 per 100,000 people [9th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Fires or explosions 8 [7th of 18]
    Occupational Fatalities > Fires or explosions (per capita) 1.342 per 1 million people [3rd of 18]
Occupational Fatalities > Totals 145 [13th of 51]
    Occupational Fatalities > Totals (per capita) 0.243 per 10,000 people [24th of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents 44 [20th of 49]
    Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents (per capita) 0.738 per 100,000 people [32nd of 49]
Paper manufacturing > Number of employees 14,508 [8th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 24.33 per 10,000 people [6th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 11,593 [8th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 19.442 per 10,000 people [3rd of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours 24,949,000 [9th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 4.184 per capita [6th of 40]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Management, Business and Financial Occupations 12.1 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Professional and Related Occupations 18.7 % [37th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 15.1 % [39th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 1.9 % [34th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 17.8 % [4th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 77.6 % [20th of 51]
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 65.3 % [34th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 83.9 % [4th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 10.2 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 0.7 % [39th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 28.1 % [22nd of 51]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees 967 [18th of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.622 per 10,000 people [14th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 766 [14th of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.285 per 10,000 people [14th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours 1,508,000 [17th of 22]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 25.289 per 100 people [15th of 22]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees 31,118 [7th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 52.186 per 10,000 people [4th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 24,628 [9th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.13 per 1,000 people [4th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours 5,193,000 [36th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 8.709 per 10 people [40th of 44]
Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees 11,595 [10th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.945 per 1,000 people [11th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 9,057 [12th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 15.189 per 10,000 people [12th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours 19,475,000 [11th of 39]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 32.66 per 10 people [13th of 39]
Printing & related support activities > Number of employees 19,632 [9th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Number of employees (per capita) 3.292 per 1,000 people [7th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) 14,534 [9th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.437 per 1,000 people [6th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours 28,299,000 [9th of 44]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours (per capita) 47.458 per 10 people [7th of 44]
Textile mills > Number of employees 6,023 [10th of 21]
    Textile mills > Number of employees (per capita) 1.01 per 1,000 people [10th of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) 4,738 [8th of 21]
    Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.795 per 1,000 people [10th of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers hours 11,288,000 [6th of 22]
    Textile mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 189.302 per 100 people [7th of 22]
Textile product mills > Number of employees 4,277 [12th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Number of employees (per capita) 0.717 per 1,000 people [6th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) 3,459 [9th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 5.801 per 10,000 people [6th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers hours 7,553,000 [8th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 12.667 per 10 people [6th of 32]
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 384,152 [12th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.442 per 100 people [7th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 286,806 [11th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.81 per 100 people [5th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 586,631,000 [12th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 98.379 per capita [7th of 51]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees 58,023 [6th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 9.731 per 1,000 people [7th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 45,837 [3rd of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 7.687 per 1,000 people [3rd of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours 91,757,000 [5th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 153.878 per 10 people [6th of 46]
Unemployment > Rate 4.6% [23rd of 50]
Unemployment Rate > 2004 5.4 [22nd of 51]
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 5.1 [10th of 51]
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 6.6 [41st of 50]
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 5.4 [42nd of 50]
US minimum wages > State > Level $0.00 [50th of 50]
Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees 17,115 [13th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 28.702 per 10,000 people [14th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 12,675 [14th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.126 per 1,000 people [18th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours 2,665,000 [39th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.447 per capita [42nd of 45]

SOURCES: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; Wikipedia: Canada–United States relations; Mine Safety and Health Administration, 5/25/2006.; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; American Community Survey 2004 ; US Department of Labor, 2004.; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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