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Workforce
Hawkins County has an excellent labor force trained in all types
of industrial skills including Tool & Die, Computer Programming,
Engineering, Accounting, Production & Quality Control, Industrial
Maintenance Operations, Machine Operating, Welding, Sales, Personnel,
Clerical, Industrial Management, Transportation, and many others.
Local industries experience an absenteeism rate of between 1 and
3%, a low tardiness rate, high productivity, and low union activity.
| January, 2001 Labor Force: |
23,960 |
| High School Graduates: |
400 |
| Percent Higher Education: |
68% |
| New Entrants: |
200 |
| Total Labor Force: |
24,160 |
| Unemployed |
1,640 |
| Percent Male |
59% |
| Percent Female |
41% |
 
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