Employment+and+Education

Employment


 * Employment ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||| Unemployment Rate ||  ||   || Tennessee || Hawkins County || County Rank* || Percentage Point Difference ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || 2010 (March) ||   ||   || 10.8% || 11.0% || 27th || 0.2% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || 2000 ||   ||   || 4.0% || 4.3% || 37th || 0.3% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  |||| 2008 Youth Unemployment Rate ||   || 20.5% || 27.9% || 73rd || 7.4% ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||| * A rank of 1 indicates the best condition. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||| 2008 Employment Percentages by Major Industry || Tennessee || Hawkins County || County Rank || Percent of State Total ||  ||   ||
 * |||||| Total Employment All Industries ||  || 2,721,990 || 11,537 || 35th || 0.4% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || Wholesale Trade ||   ||   || 4.9% || 7.9% || 17th || 0.7% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  |||| Federal Government ||   || 1.8% || 2.5% || 18th || 0.6% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  |||||| Management of Companies and Enterprises || 0.9% || 0.5% || 19th || 0.2% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || Unclassified ||   ||   || 0.0% || 0.0% || 21st || 0.3% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || Local Government ||   ||   || 10.2% || 17.5% || 26th || 0.7% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || Manufacturing ||   ||   || 13.2% || 31.0% || 27th || 1.0% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  |||||| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services || 4.1% || 0.8% || 32nd || 0.1% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  |||| Accommodation and Food Services ||   || 8.9% || 7.0% || 36th || 0.3% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  |||| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation ||   || 1.1% || 0.6% || 37th || 0.2% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  |||||| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services || 6.8% || 3.4% || 38th || 0.2% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || State Government ||   ||   || 3.3% || 0.2% || 39th || 0.0% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || Retail Trade ||   ||   || 12.0% || 10.3% || 42nd || 0.4% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  |||||| Other Services (except Public Administration) || 2.6% || 1.2% || 42nd || 0.2% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || Construction ||   ||   || 4.7% || 2.8% || 46th || 0.2% ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || Construction ||   ||   || 4.7% || 2.8% || 46th || 0.2% ||   ||   ||

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Education

**Hawkins County's educational system** includes 12 elementary schools, 3 middle schools (6-8 grades), and two comprehensive high schools with fully equipped vocational-technical departments. The educational system has an average daily attendance of 7,501 and graduates approximately 400 yearly. Vocational-Technical training is offered at the **Tennessee Technology Centers** at Phipps Bend, Morristown and at the Northeast State Technical Institute in neighboring Sullivan County.

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