Knoxville, Tennessee Metro Area

MSA: Knoxville, TN
counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Grainger, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Union

Population (2017 estimate): 877,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.2%

NFP Employment (2017): 396,000
Average Earnings (2017): $48,130

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.9000,1.7,
2013,0.5000,1.6,
2014,1.9000,1.9,
2015,2.3000,2.1,
2016,1.9000,1.8,
2017,0.9000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,-4.3000,2.3,
2013,0.1000,2.0,
2014,-0.7000,2.3,
2015,3.4000,2.4,
2016,7.9000,2.0,
2017,5.2000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,7.1000,8.1000,
2013,7.2000,7.4000,
2014,6.1000,6.2000,
2015,5.2000,5.3000,
2016,4.4000,4.9000,
2017,3.5000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,41260.00,42068.00,
2013,41300.00,42900.00,
2014,41000.00,43888.00,
2015,42410.00,44928.00,
2016,45760.00,45812.00,
2017,48130.00,47112.00,

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	21,710	56.8	1.1	$79,430
Business and Financial Operations	15,080	39.4	0.8	$55,760
IT and Mathematical	7,390	19.3	0.7	$64,850
Architecture and Engineering	8,110	21.2	1.2	$80,290
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	3,030	7.9	1.0	$54,980
Community and Social Services	4,380	11.5	0.8	$36,020
Legal and Judicial	1,990	5.2	0.7	$73,770
Education, Training, and Library	19,340	50.6	0.8	$43,670
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	3,660	9.6	0.7	$36,620
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	26,540	69.4	1.2	$51,820
Healthcare Support	10,090	26.4	0.9	$25,360
Protective Services	8,420	22.0	0.9	$36,120
Food Preparation and Serving Related	35,600	93.1	1.0	$18,870
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	14,000	36.6	1.2	$22,330
Personal Care and Services	10,350	27.1	0.8	$19,680
Sales and Related	40,170	105.1	1.0	$24,230
Office and Administrative Support	63,690	166.6	1.1	$30,180
Construction and Extraction	13,220	34.6	0.9	$36,540
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	17,290	45.2	1.2	$39,860
Production	27,160	71.1	1.1	$31,380
Transportation and Material Moving	30,470	79.7	1.2	$28,510