| Kingsport-Bristol MSA | |||||||||||||
| Employment growth by industry (year over year %) | |||||||||||||
| [view summary table] | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||
| Industry | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| Total Nonfarm | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Mining, Logging, and Construction | -4.1 | -9.2 | -10.3 | -12.5 | -12.5 | -14.6 | -14.6 | -12.5 | -11.5 | -8.2 | -7.0 | -4.3 | -1.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -2.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Wholesale Trade | -4.0 | -4.0 | -4.0 | -6.0 | -6.0 | -4.1 | -4.1 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Retail Trade | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
| Transportation and Utilities | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 4.8 |
| Information | -25.0 | -25.0 | -21.1 | -21.1 | -26.3 | -26.3 | -6.7 | -6.7 | -6.7 | -6.7 | -6.7 | -6.7 | -13.3 |
| Financial Activities | 5.6 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Professional and Business Services | -2.0 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Education and Health Services | -2.1 | -2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 6.3 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Other Services | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Government | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, not seasonally adjusted. | Legend | ||||||||||||
| Job loss | |||||||||||||
| Flat to moderate decline | |||||||||||||
| Job growth | |||||||||||||