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Business Cost |
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Kentucky Index,
2008
(U.S. = 100) |
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Labor Cost |
93 |
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Energy Cost |
71 |
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Overall Business Cost |
90 |
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Kentucky is tied for the 9th lowest overall business cost in the nation. |
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Gross Domestic Product Per Wage,
2008 |
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Kentucky |
$2.16 |
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U.S. |
$2.17 |
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Industrial Electric Cost Per KWH,
2008 |
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Kentucky |
$0.05 |
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U.S. |
$0.07 |
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Kentucky has the 8th lowest cost for industrial electrical power amongst the 50 states. |
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Mercer County
Statistical Summary |
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Population
2009 |
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Mercer County |
21,920
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Labor Market Area |
666,187
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Mercer County |
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Per Capita Income
2008 |
$27,306
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Median Household Income
2008 |
$42,912
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Median Home Price
2008 |
$106,000
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Total Available Labor
2009 |
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Mercer County |
1,417
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Labor Market Area |
34,003
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Unemployment Rate
2009 |
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Mercer County |
11.5 |
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Labor Market Area |
9.3 |
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U.S. |
9.3 |
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Average Weekly Wage
2008 |
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Mercer County |
$737 |
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Labor Market Area |
$729 |
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U.S. |
$876 |
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