Economic Indicators

Economic Indicators

Unemployment Rate—August

2022

2023

Bradley County

3.5%

3.6%

Tennessee

3.4%

3.1%

United States

3.7%

3.8%

Building Permits—September

Residential

 2022

 2023

Number Issued

58

85

Permit Value

$12,212,446

$20,167,945

YTD—Number Issued

627

486

YTD—Permit Value

$139,880,358

$114,452,397

Commercial

Number Issued

8

4

Permit Value

$1,396,930

$1,998,500

YTD—Number Issued

342

88

YTD—Permit Value

$168,202,679

$113,697,425

Local Sales Tax Collected

September 2022

Jan-Sept 2022

September 2023

Jan-Sept 2023

Local Sales Tax

$4,114,433

$40,323,756

$4,192,998

$42,375,676

Retail Sales

June2022

Jan-June 2022

June 2023

Jan-June 2023

Bradley County

$193,788,225

$1,107,705,462

$188,219,294

$1,086,754,999

Tennessee

$13,353,556,353

$73,748,735,483

$13,263,103,029

$75,377,351,196

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.