Economic Indicators & Reports

Local Trends

Tracking growth, employment, and market activity in Cleveland Bradley County.
Unemployment Rate - May

 

2025

2026

Bradley County

3.6%

3.3%

Tennessee

3.5%

3.6%

United States

4.3%

4.3%

Building Permits - June

 

Residential

2025

2026

Number Issued

74

70

Permit Value

$21,691,237

$21,666,295

YTD—Number Issued

503

367

YTD—Permit Value

$134,125,539

$104,287,364

Commercial

Number Issued

6

7

Permit Value

$1,054,375

$8,199,767

YTD—Number Issued

42

62

YTD—Permit Value

$13,828,054

$106,891,353

Local Sales Tax Collected

 

June 2025

Jan-June 2025

June 2026

Jan-June 2026

Local Sales Tax

$5,195,465

$31,157,897

$5,345,579

$31,865,646

 

Retail Sales

 

Mar 2025

Jan-Mar 2025

Mar 2026

Jan-Mar 2025

Bradley County

$192,915,546

$530,049,505

$211,410,679

$565,259,275

Tennessee

$13,339,804,771

$35,849,362,119

$14,110,947,594

$37,251,792,080

 

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Current Demographics

Current Demographics - Cleveland, TN MSA
Current Demographics - Cleveland, TN MSA

Industry Spotlight

Industry Spotlight - Total - All Industries, Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA
Industry Spotlight - Total - All Industries, Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA
Industry Spotlight - Total - All Industries, Cleveland, TN MSA
Industry Spotlight - Total - All Industries, Cleveland, TN MSA
Industry Spotlight - Manufacturing, Cleveland, TN MSA
Industry Spotlight - Manufacturing, Cleveland, TN MSA
Industry Snapshot - All Industries - NAICS 6 Digit - Cleveland TN MSA
Industry Snapshot - All Industries - NAICS 6 Digit - Cleveland TN MSA
Industry Spotlight - Manufacturing, Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA
Industry Spotlight - Manufacturing, Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA

Economic Overview

Economic Overview - Cleveland, TN MSA
Economic Overview - Cleveland, TN MSA
Economic Overview - Bradley County, Tennessee
Economic Overview - Bradley County, Tennessee
Economic Overview - Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA
Economic Overview - Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA
Doug Barry

Doug Berry

Vice President,
Economic Development

dberry@clevelandchamber.com
(423) 728-0804

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Danielle Seals

Director,
Workforce Development

dseals@clevelandchamber.com
(423) 472-6587

Danielle Seals