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, 2008 Future Labor:
Becoming 18 Years of Age
(2009-2012)		  
  Total Unemployed Potential Labor Supply  
  Labor Market Area 46,889 43,772 3,117 76,519  
  Shelby County 1,241 1,241 N/A 2,256  
  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  
    Shelby County Labor Market Area  
  2009 May. 2010 2009 May. 2010  
  Civilian Labor Force 21,928 21,853 749,248 751,062  
  Employed 19,843 19,955 677,816 680,361  
  Unemployed 2,085 1,898 71,432 70,701  
  Unemployment Rate (%) 9.5 8.7 9.5 9.4  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
  Unemployment Rate (%)  
  Year Shelby County Labor Market Area Kentucky U.S.  
  2005 5.3 5.5 6 5.1  
  2006 5.2 5.2 5.7 4.6  
  2007 4.8 4.9 5.5 4.6  
  2008 5.8 5.9 6.4 5.8  
  2009 9.5 9.5 10.5 9.3  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
  Commuting Patterns  
  Residents of Shelby County 2000 Percent  
  Working and Residing In County 9,298 55.6  
  Commuting Out of County 7,428 44.4  
  Total Residents 16,726 100.0  
  Employees in Shelby County  
  Working and Residing In County 9,298 63.0  
  Commuting Into County 5,467 37.0  
  Total Employees 14,765 100.0  
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.  

 

  Average Weekly Wage, 2008  
    Shelby County Kentucky (Statewide) U.S. Ohio  
  All Industries $651 $720 $876 $784  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 499 571 502 493  
  Mining N/A 1,179 1,676 1,166  
  Construction 688 807 940 887  
  Manufacturing 845 915 1,047 998  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 590 665 751 698  
  Information 615 770 1,324 977  
  Financial Activities 672 937 1,422 1,023  
  Services 509 631 781 702  
  Public Administration 660 794 1,014 969  
  Other 656 869 889 604  
     
    Indiana Illinois Tennessee Virginia  
  All Industries $739 $937 $769 $908  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 583 588 511 519  
  Mining 1,120 1,161 1,127 1,135  
  Construction 908 1,157 837 863  
  Manufacturing 1,007 1,081 927 951  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 652 807 735 705  
  Information 836 1,219 1,002 1,412  
  Financial Activities 919 1,614 1,086 1,192  
  Services 626 833 686 890  
  Public Administration 753 1,043 788 1,252  
  Other 585 871 1,074 800  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.