Economic Indicators
| Unemployment Rate – February | ||||
| 2023 | 2024 | |||
| Bradley County | 3.8% | 2.9% | ||
| Tennessee | 3.6% | 3.3% | ||
| United States | 3.5% | 3.9% | ||
| Building Permits – March |
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| Residential | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Number Issued | 48 | 59 | ||
| Permit Value | $13,123,129 | $16,064,353 | ||
| YTD-Number Issued | 121 | 162 | ||
| YTD-Permit Value |
$30,251,231 |
$39,511,849 | ||
| Commercial | ||||
| Number Issued | 11 | 4 | ||
| Permit Value | $2,088,729 | $5,540,000 | ||
| YTD-Number Issued | 24 | 15 | ||
| YTD-Permit Value | $14,478,522 | $32,982,800 | ||
| Local Sales Tax Collected | ||||
| March 2023 |
January-March 2023 |
March 2024 |
January-March 2024 |
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| Local Sales Tax | $4,234,439 | $14,037,521 | $4,575,794 | $14,744,456 |
| Retail Sales | ||||
| December 2022 |
Jan-December 2022 |
December 2023 |
Jan-December 2023 |
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| Bradley County | $197,852,395 | $2,247,693,688 | $199,323,809 | $2,227,530,429 |
| Tennessee | $13,965,642,775 | $152,056,574,943 | $14,283,222,651 | $154,225,251,387 |
Note: Unemployment rates, local sales tax and retail sales figures are the latest state-provided figures. Numbers for building permits are obtained from city and county records.