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  Business Cost  
    Kentucky Index, 2007
(U.S. = 100)
 
  Labor Cost 95  
  Energy Cost 70  
  Overall Business Cost 90  
  Kentucky is tied for the 12th lowest overall business cost in the nation.  
       
    Gross Domestic Product Per Wage, 2008  
  Kentucky $2.16  
  U.S. $2.17  
   
       
    Industrial Electric Cost Per KWH, 2008  
  Kentucky $0.05  
  U.S. $0.07  
  Kentucky has the 8th lowest cost for industrial electrical power amongst the 50 states.  
 
  Shelby County
Statistical Summary
 
     
    Population
2009
 
  Shelby County 42,078  
  Labor Market Area 1,474,651  
       
    Shelby County  
  Per Capita Income
2008
$32,160  
  Median Household Income
2008
$58,042  
  Median Home Price
2008
$135,000  
       
    Total Available Labor
2008
 
  Shelby County 1,241  
  Labor Market Area 46,889  
       
    Unemployment Rate
2009
 
  Shelby County 9.5  
  Labor Market Area 9.5  
  U.S. 9.3  
       
    Average Weekly Wage
2008
 
  Shelby County $651  
  Labor Market Area $798  
  U.S. $876