Economic Indicators

Economic Indicators

Unemployment Rate—March

2022

2023

Bradley County

3.0%

3.5%

Tennessee

3.2%

3.4%

United States

3.6%

3.5%

Building Permits—April

Residential

 2022

 2023

Number Issued

72

36

Permit Value

$14,786,652

$8,371,131

YTD—Number Issued

320

157

YTD—Permit Value

$72,011,197

$38,622,362

Commercial

Number Issued

21

12

Permit Value

$26,141,873

$9,046,500

YTD—Number Issued

50

36

YTD—Permit Value

$37,488,270

$23,795,022

Local Sales Tax Collected

April 2022

Jan-Apr 2022

April 2023

Jan-Apr 2023

Local Sales Tax

$4,767,695

$17,825,484

$5,055,083

$19,092,604

Retail Sales

Sept 2021

Jan-Sept 2021

Sept 2022

Jan-Sept 2022

Bradley County

$152,860,116

$1,564,454,948

$185,260,102

$1,671,557,652

Tennessee

$9,851,487,841

$100,515,955,572

$12,642,623,047

$112,315,042,207

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.