Economic Indicators
Unemployment Rate—May |
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2017 |
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| Bradley County | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| Tennessee | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| United States | 4.7 | 4.3 |
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Building Permits—June |
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Residential |
2016 | 2017 |
| Number Issued | 38 | 31 |
| Permit Value | $7,011,292 | $6.622.182 |
| YTD—Number Issued | 220 | 216 |
| YTD—Permit Value | $33,647,172 | $33,868,151 |
Commercial |
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| Number Issued | 5 | 4 |
| Permit Value | $4,164,000 | $790,500 |
| YTD—Number Issued | 25 | 39 |
| YTD—Permit Value | $19,525,369 | $40,986,628 |
Local Sales Tax Collected |
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| June 2016 | Jan-June 2016 | June 2017 | Jan-June 2017 | |
| Local Sales Tax | $2,430,634 | $15,302,684 | $2,288,170 | $15,286,748 |
Retail Sales |
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| December 2015 | Jan-Dec 2015* | December 2016 | Jan-Dec 2016* | |
| Bradley County | $143,012,924 | $1,442,223,055 | $153,358,497 | $1,575,613,222 |
| Tennessee | $10,415,291,131 | $102,024,938,722 | $10,760,354,032 | $108,921,212,131 |
Unemployment rates, local sales tax and retail sales figures are the latest state-provided figures. Building permit data is obtained from city and county records.
