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Labor Market Area   Labor market counties are composed of counties which significantly exist within the sixty (60) minute drive range of the originating county’s county seat. A county will be included within the radius if the centroid point of a county (a point representing the center of the geographic area of a county) falls within the drive zone. Additionally, all contiguous counties will be classified as part of the labor market with the exception of non-Kentucky contiguous counties which have been excluded by the above mentioned 60-minute drive range and have a border with the Mississippi and/or Ohio Rivers.     Total Available Labor       Available Labor, 2008 Future Labor: Becoming 18 Years of Age (2009-2012)     Total Unemployed Potential Labor Supply     Labor Market Area 15,834 13,832 2,002 25,326     Daviess County 2,898 2,733 165 5,105     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (KCED); U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Note: Total Available Labor = Unemployed + Potential Labor Supply. Unemployed - people currently not employed, but actively seeking work. Potential Labor Supply: Determined by the national labor force participation rate minus each county’s labor force participation rate. Labor force participation rates are calculated by dividing the labor force by the population. NA (Not Applicable) applies to counties with a labor force participation rate greater than the national average. Future Labor - people becoming 18 years of age (not part of the total available labor statistics).       Civilian Labor Force       Daviess County Labor Market Area     2009 Apr. 2010 2009 Apr. 2010     Civilian Labor Force 48,557 48,644 244,695 241,811     Employed 43,967 44,368 222,385 220,401     Unemployed 4,590 4,276 22,310 21,410     Unemployment Rate (%) 9.5 8.8 9.1 8.9     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.     Unemployment Rate (%)     Year Daviess County Labor Market Area Kentucky U.S.     2005 5.9 5.6 6 5.1     2006 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.6     2007 4.9 4.9 5.5 4.6     2008 5.7 5.7 6.4 5.8     2009 9.5 9.1 10.5 9.3     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.     Commuting Patterns     Residents of Daviess County 2000 Percent     Working and Residing In County 36,476 86.2     Commuting Out of County 5,822 13.8     Total Residents 42,298 100.0     Employees in Daviess County     Working and Residing In County 36,476 84.0     Commuting Into County 6,946 16.0     Total Employees 43,422 100.0     Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.       Average Weekly Wage, 2008       Daviess County Kentucky (Statewide) U.S. Ohio     All Industries $646 $720 $876 $784     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 536 571 502 493     Mining 1,071 1,179 1,676 1,166     Construction 679 807 940 887     Manufacturing 843 915 1,047 998     Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 645 665 751 698     Information 722 770 1,324 977     Financial Activities 728 937 1,422 1,023     Services 502 631 781 702     Public Administration 752 794 1,014 969     Other 781 869 889 604             Indiana Illinois Tennessee Virginia     All Industries $739 $937 $769 $908     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 583 588 511 519     Mining 1,120 1,161 1,127 1,135     Construction 908 1,157 837 863     Manufacturing 1,007 1,081 927 951     Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 652 807 735 705     Information 836 1,219 1,002 1,412     Financial Activities 919 1,614 1,086 1,192     Services 626 833 686 890     Public Administration 753 1,043 788 1,252     Other 585 871 1,074 800     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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