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, 2009 Future Labor:
Becoming 18 Years of Age
(2010-2013)		  
  Total Unemployed Potential Labor Supply  
  Labor Market Area 103,350 95,686 7,664 99,165  
  Bluegrass Alliance 26,809 26,238 571 28,572  
  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  
    Bluegrass Alliance Labor Market Area  
  2009 Jun. 2010 2009 Jun. 2010  
  Civilian Labor Force 307,177 310,933 954,984 965,092  
  Employed 280,939 285,185 859,298 871,351  
  Unemployed 26,238 25,748 95,686 93,741  
  Unemployment Rate (%) 8.5 8.3 10.0 9.7  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
  Unemployment Rate (%)  
  Year Bluegrass Alliance Labor Market Area Kentucky U.S.  
  2005 4.7 5.6 6 5.1  
  2006 4.6 5.4 5.7 4.6  
  2007 4.3 5.1 5.5 4.6  
  2008 5.2 6.1 6.4 5.8  
  2009 8.5 10.0 10.5 9.3  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
  Commuting Patterns  
  Residents of Bluegrass Alliance 2000 Percent  
  Working and Residing In County 256,265 96.0  
  Commuting Out of County 10,698 4.0  
  Total Residents 266,963 100.0  
  Employees in Bluegrass Alliance  
  Working and Residing In County 256,265 84.9  
  Commuting Into County 45,565 15.1  
  Total Employees 301,830 100.0  
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.  

 

  Average Weekly Wage, 2008  
    Bluegrass Alliance Kentucky (Statewide) U.S. Ohio  
  All Industries $752 $720 $876 $784  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 645 571 502 493  
  Mining 1,131 1,179 1,676 1,166  
  Construction 801 807 940 887  
  Manufacturing 1,056 915 1,047 998  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 610 665 751 698  
  Information 794 770 1,324 977  
  Financial Activities 872 937 1,422 1,023  
  Services 627 631 781 702  
  Public Administration 903 794 1,014 969  
  Other 641 869 889 604  
     
    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.