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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