Chattanooga, Tennessee Metro Area

MSA: Chattanooga, TN-GA
counties: Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA)

Population (2017 estimate): 557,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.5%

NFP Employment (2017): 257,000
Average Earnings (2017): $42,500

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.6000,1.7,
2013,0.5000,1.6,
2014,0.5000,1.9,
2015,2.8000,2.1,
2016,2.4000,1.8,
2017,2.1000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,4.2000,2.3,
2013,0.3000,2.0,
2014,-1.0000,2.3,
2015,2.3000,2.4,
2016,4.7000,2.0,
2017,3.6000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,7.4000,8.1000,
2013,7.4000,7.4000,
2014,6.4000,6.2000,
2015,5.5000,5.3000,
2016,4.9000,4.9000,
2017,3.9000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,38550.00,42068.00,
2013,38680.00,42900.00,
2014,38290.00,43888.00,
2015,39180.00,44928.00,
2016,41040.00,45812.00,
2017,42500.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	13,820	58.2	1.2	$78,210
Business and Financial Operations	8,950	37.7	0.7	$55,170
IT and Mathematical	4,520	19.0	0.6	$73,440
Architecture and Engineering	4,270	18.0	1.0	$74,070
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,090	4.6	0.6	$49,540
Community and Social Services	2,500	10.5	0.7	$39,520
Legal and Judicial	1,300	5.5	0.7	$62,660
Education, Training, and Library	11,630	49.0	0.8	$45,490
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	2,210	9.3	0.7	$38,210
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	16,520	69.6	1.2	$51,950
Healthcare Support	6,470	27.3	1.0	$26,500
Protective Services	4,830	20.4	0.8	$33,550
Food Preparation and Serving Related	22,370	94.2	1.0	$18,810
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	7,290	30.7	1.0	$19,870
Personal Care and Services	6,030	25.4	0.8	$20,400
Sales and Related	24,470	103.0	1.0	$25,610
Office and Administrative Support	39,410	165.9	1.1	$30,600
Construction and Extraction	7,150	30.1	0.8	$38,760
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	10,900	45.9	1.2	$41,190
Production	21,720	91.4	1.4	$30,270
Transportation and Material Moving	19,530	82.2	1.2	$30,310