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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, 2010 Future Labor: Becoming 18 Years of Age (2010-2013)     Total Unemployed Potential Labor Supply     Labor Market Area 23,902 22,508 1,394 25,176     Daviess County 4,528 4,528 N/A 5,230     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     2010 Jun. 2011 2010 Jun. 2011     Civilian Labor Force 49,135 50,092 246,467 252,283     Employed 44,607 45,864 223,959 232,433     Unemployed 4,528 4,228 22,508 19,850     Unemployment Rate (%) 9.2 8.4 9.1 7.9     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.     Unemployment Rate (%)     Year Daviess County Labor Market Area Kentucky U.S.     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     2010 9.2 9.1 10.5 9.6     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, 2009       Daviess County Kentucky (Statewide) U.S. Ohio     All Industries $657 $731 $876 $787     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 596 582 503 509     Mining 1,014 1,215 1,644 1,190     Construction 686 832 946 907     Manufacturing 862 923 1,056 985     Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 645 674 750 699     Information 698 791 1,330 979     Financial Activities 756 947 1,343 1,032     Services 513 650 791 712     Public Administration 748 802 1,037 994     Other 1,041 961 890 606             Indiana Illinois Tennessee Virginia     All Industries $736 $931 $774 $928     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 580 597 500 505     Mining 1,112 1,160 1,099 1,158     Construction 905 1,138 823 872     Manufacturing 1,007 1,076 936 962     Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 649 798 732 714     Information 840 1,191 998 1,422     Financial Activities 908 1,533 1,091 1,189     Services 638 842 704 913     Public Administration 772 1,077 787 1,287     Other 667 798 1,185 738     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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