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.

Bluegrass Alliance Statistical Summary             Population 2009     Bluegrass Alliance 603,075     Labor Market Area 1,915,706               Bluegrass Alliance     Per Capita Income 2008 $34,756     Median Household Income 2008 $41,220 - 58,596     Median Home Price 2008 $119,900 - 150,000               Total Available Labor 2008     Bluegrass Alliance 16,932     Labor Market Area 70,150               Unemployment Rate 2009     Bluegrass Alliance 8.5     Labor Market Area 10.0     U.S. 9.3               Average Weekly Wage 2008     Bluegrass Alliance $752     Labor Market Area $764     U.S. $876