Economic Indicators & Reports
Local Trends
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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