Global Commerce Q2 2016: Locating TN Exporters

The number of Tennessee exporters continues to rise. Dr. Steven Livingston examines their location in the new issue of Global Commerce: Tennessee and the International Economy:

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/global/fall16/main.html

Global Commerce: Location of Tennessee Exporters

The number of Tennessee exporters continues to rise. Dr. Steven Livingston examines their location in the new issue of Global Commerce: Tennessee and the International Economy:

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/global/sum16/main.html

Global Commerce: Foreign Direct Investment

“Tennessee has been remarkably successful in attracting foreign investment in recent years. It is a real plus given how slow economic growth has been not only nationally but globally,” said Steven Livingston, the “Global Commerce” editor and BERC fellow who has produced the quarterly report since the late 1990s. [http://news-from-mtsu.blogspot.com/2016/03/377-mtsu-study-foreign-investment.html]

New BERC Housing Report Published

Tennessee home prices up, market improves in Q4 of 2015. http://www.mtsunews.com/berc-housing-4q-2015/

Global Commerce: Tennessee Trade Before and After the Global Crash

Dr. Steven Livingston examines Tennessee trade before and after the global economic crisis of 2008. http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/globalcommerce.html

Employment Growth by Industry

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html 

Heat maps and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through September

• Chattanooga MSA
• Clarksville MSA
• Cleveland MSA
• Jackson MSA
• Johnson City MSA
• Kingsport-Bristol MSA
• Knoxville MSA
• Memphis MSA
• Morristown MSA
• Nashville MSA
• Tennessee

Tennessee County Economic Indicators Updated

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tacir/county.html 

Tennessee county economic indicators are updated at Tracking Tennessee's Economy.

Lowest Initial Unemployment Claims since 1990

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tacir/tacir.html 

BERC research shows Tennessee initial unemployment claims dropped in August to the lowest level since 1990. See more state and MSA indicators at Tracking Tennessee's Economy: http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tacir/tacir.html 

Employment Growth by Industry

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html 

Heat maps and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through August

• Chattanooga MSA
• Clarksville MSA
• Cleveland MSA
• Jackson MSA
• Johnson City MSA
• Kingsport-Bristol MSA
• Knoxville MSA
• Memphis MSA
• Morristown MSA
• Nashville MSA
• Tennessee

Employment Growth by Industry

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html 

Heat maps and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through July

• Chattanooga MSA
• Clarksville MSA
• Cleveland MSA
• Jackson MSA
• Johnson City MSA
• Kingsport-Bristol MSA
• Knoxville MSA
• Memphis MSA
• Morristown MSA
• Nashville MSA
• Tennessee

Updated Economic Indicators

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tacir/tacir.html 

David Penn: "State sales tax collections continue to grow rapidly, rising 0.8% in July...." See MSA and state indicators at Tracking Tennessee's Economy.

Employment Growth by Industry

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html 

Heat maps and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through June

• Chattanooga MSA
• Clarksville MSA
• Cleveland MSA
• Jackson MSA
• Johnson City MSA
• Kingsport-Bristol MSA
• Knoxville MSA
• Memphis MSA
• Morristown MSA
• Nashville MSA
• Tennessee

Economic Indicators Updated

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tacir/tacir.html 

Tennessee initial unemployment claims, single-family home permits, and unemployment rate dropped in May, sales tax collections and nonfarm employment gained, and average weekly hours and earnings were unchanged from April. See graphs for the state and 10 MSAs at Tracking Tennessee's Economy.

Global Commerce: Auto-Related Exports

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/globalcommerce.html 

Dr. Steven Livingston examines the growth and geography of Tennessee's automotive-related exports in Global Commerce.

Employment Growth by Industry

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html 

Heat maps and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through May

• Chattanooga MSA
• Clarksville MSA
• Cleveland MSA
• Jackson MSA
• Johnson City MSA
• Kingsport-Bristol MSA
• Knoxville MSA
• Memphis MSA
• Morristown MSA
• Nashville MSA
• Tennessee

Tennessee Economic Indicators

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tacir/tacir.html 

Tennessee's unemployment rate and initial unemployment claims declined in April, while single-family housing permits, state sales tax collections, and nonfarm employment rose. See graphs for the state and 10 MSAs at Tracking Tennessee's Economy.

Employment Growth by Industry

http://www.mtsu.edu/~berc/tacir/tennesseejobs.html 

Heat maps and summary tables for the state and 10 MSAs through April

• Chattanooga MSA
• Clarksville MSA
• Cleveland MSA
• Jackson MSA
• Johnson City MSA
• Kingsport-Bristol MSA
• Knoxville MSA
• Memphis MSA
• Morristown MSA
• Nashville MSA
• Tennessee

Global Commerce: Foreign Direct Investment in Tennessee

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/globalcommerce.html 

Read the latest Global Commerce — "2014 Foreign Direct Investment into Tennessee."

"New or expanded foreign-owned operations led to 6,327 jobs (versus 4,607 in 2013)." [ more ]

Global Commerce: Tennessee Immigration

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/globalcommerce.html 

See the new Global Commerce research on immigration. 

Economic Indicators Updated

http://capone.mtsu.edu/berc/tacir/tacir.html 

In March, Tennessee initial unemployment claims and single-family home construction permits rose while state sales tax collections, seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment, unemployment rate, and average weekly hours fell. For graphs of details by MSA, check out Tracking Tennessee's Economy.