Lake County Workforce Statistics

Lake County draw area

October's latest figures

County	2008 Population	2007 High School Graduates	October Labor Force	October Total Unemployment	October Unemployment Rate
Lake, TN	7323	44	2690	280	10.4
Obion, TN	31375	327	14770	1530	10.4
Dyer, TN	37600	271	17390	2390	13.7
Hickman, KY	5172	43	2031	186	9.2
Fulton, KY	7357	50	2674	385	14.4
New Madrid, MO	18969	184	8071	694	8.6

October- Total Employment does not include discouraged or partially employed workers

West Tennessee Wage Statistics

Job	2008 West TN Experienced Wage	2008 West TN Entry Wage	2008 West TN Mean
Accountant	$28.51	$15.70	$24.24
Assembler	$12.49	$9.21	$11.40
Automotive Mechanic	$17.83	$9.60	$15.09
Bookkeeping/Accountant/Auditing Clerk	$16.05	$9.73	$13.93
Cost Estimator	$27.63	$15.71	$23.66
Drilling/Boring Machine Operator	$16.99	$10.45	$14.81
Engineers, All Other	$32.75	$21.08	$28.86
File Clerk	$10.20	$7.01	$9.13
Financial Manager	$40.83	$19.54	$33.74
First Line Supervisor: Clerical	$21.46	$12.16	$18.36
First Line Supervisor: Construction	$25.00	$15.48	$21.82
First Line Supervisor: Mechanical	$28.79	$15.20	$24.26
First Line Supervisor: Production	$25.43	$13.30	$21.38
Guard	$16.35	$11.86	$14.85
Hand Packer & Packager	$11.19	$6.62	$9.66
Human Resources Assistant	$18.25	$11.60	$16.03
Human Resources Manager	$41.21	$19.61	$34.01
HVAC Mechanic	$16.90	$11.78	$15.25
Industrial Engineer	$36.29	$21.58	$31.38
Industrial Production Manager	$38.84	$17.91	$31.86
Industrial Truck/Tractor Operator	$14.36	$10.01	$12.91
Janitor	$10.94	$6.77	$9.55
Licensed Practical Nurse	$17.94	$13.14	$16.34
Machinery Maitneance Worker	$18.50	$12.07	$16.35
Machinist	$19.01	$12.68	$16.90
Mechanical Engineer	$35.24	$20.42	$30.30
Millwright	$23.37	$15.10	$20.61
Network/Computer Systems Administrator	$32.74	$20.42	$28.63
Packaging/Filling Machine Operator	$13.32	$7.98	$11.54
Payroll/Timekeeping Clerk	$17.33	$10.86	$15.17
Procurement Clerk	$17.30	$10.38	$14.99
Production Clerk	$20.96	$12.47	$18.13
Purchasing Agent	$25.57	$14.69	$21.94
Purchasing Manager	$39.70	$16.36	$31.92
Receptionist/Information Clerk	$11.95	$8.03	$10.64
Registered Nurse	$43.05	$30.81	$38.98
Sheet Metal Workers	$17.70	$11.19	$15.53
Switchboard Operator	$11.25	$7.99	$10.17
Tool & Die Maker	$21.23	$15.65	$19.37
Traffic/Shipping/Receiving Clerk	$14.65	$9.05	$12.79
Truck Driver, Light	$14.57	$8.08	$12.40

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