Wilson County: 2008 Agricultural Economic Profile

Employment in Agriculture and Forestry made up 5% of total jobs created in Wilson County in 2008 with 2,491 total jobs in these sectors. Primary agriculture was the largest job creator with 1,183 jobs or 66% of total agriculture jobs created. Overall, the forestry industry created 687 jobs, most of which were secondary forestry jobs which were dominated by cardboard and paper manufacturing along with wood window manufacturing.

The value of Agriculture Outputs totaled $567M and was 6.7% of the total Wilson County economy in 2008. There were over $28M worth of primary agricultural products and services produced of which cattle and poultry farming made up $22.8M. Secondary agricultural products were dominated by a $459M pet food manufacturing industry.

The value of Forestry Outputs totaled $184M or 2.2% of the total Wilson County economy in 2008. Wilson County imported most of the wood needed for its $182M secondary forestry industry of which 88% was cardboard, paper and wood window manufacturing (combined $161M). The county didn’t see any sawmill output in 2008.

2008 Agriculture Economic Summary Data

Definitions:

• Output (Total Economic Activity): Annual dollar value of the goods and services that an industry produces
• Employment: Average annual jobs, both full and part-time. Not full-time equivalents
• Employee Compensation: Wages, salaries, benefits, and total contributions to Social Security/Medicare
• Proprietor Income: Self-employment income, including salary, benefits and total contributions to Social Security/Medicare
• Other Property Type Income: Dividends, interest, rent, corporate profits, and capital depreciation
• Indirect Business Taxes: All business taxes and fees paid to governments including sales and excise taxes
• Total Value Added: Gross regional product derived from the income paid to the owners of the factors of production in the model year

Source: 2008 IMPLAN Data, Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc., www.implan.com

Special Thanks: Agri-Industry Modeling & Analysis Group (AIMAG), Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Tennessee (Robert Menard, Dr. Burton C. English, Dr. Kim Jensen)

Produced by: Cumberland Region Tomorrow – Rural Issues Committee

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