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Labor Market Area

Labor Market Area
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  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, 2006 Future Labor:
Becoming 18 Years of Age
(2007-2010)		  
  Total Unemployed Potential Labor Supply  
  Labor Market Area 14,861 12,957 1,904 26,346  
  Daviess County 2,554 2,536 18 5,328  
  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  
  2007 Apr. 2008 2007 Apr. 2008  
  Civilian Labor Force 47,519 46,941 242,120 241,310  
  Employed 45,186 44,842 230,145 230,021  
  Unemployed 2,333 2,099 11,975 11,289  
  Unemployment Rate (%) 4.9 4.5 4.9 4.7  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
  Unemployment Rate (%)  
  Year Daviess County Labor Market Area Kentucky U.S.  
  2003 6.1 5.6 6.3 6.0  
  2004 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5  
  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  
  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, 2006  
    Daviess County Kentucky (Statewide) U.S. Ohio  
  All Industries $594 $677 $818 $742  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 438 549 1,504 456  
  Mining 832 1,071 1,504 1,123  
  Construction 613 717 853 811  
  Manufacturing 806 874 990 962  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 584 633 716 663  
  Information 668 753 1,235 918  
  Financial Activities 669 880 1,321 978  
  Services 466 585 720 653  
  Public Administration 697 743 936 890  
  Other 396 818 772 598  
     
    Indiana Illinois Tennessee Virginia  
  All Industries $703 $878 $722 $847  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 518 541 512 485  
  Mining 1,064 1,097 1,095 1,030  
  Construction 810 1,058 771 812  
  Manufacturing 961 1,013 861 886  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 622 776 703 678  
  Information 788 1,118 943 1,398  
  Financial Activities 888 1,447 1,030 1,169  
  Services 588 777 636 813  
  Public Administration 703 956 734 1,142  
  Other 524 776 892 808  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
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