London Laurel County
	Workforce

Labor Market Area

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	20,198	10,349	9,849	18,398
	Laurel County	2,928	1,746	1,182	3,063

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

		Laurel County		Labor Market Area
		2009	May. 2010	2009	May. 2010
	Civilian Labor Force	26,846	26,708	151,254	149,896
	Employed	24,090	24,052	134,699	134,392
	Unemployed	2,756	2,656	16,555	15,504
	Unemployment Rate (%)	10.3	9.9	10.9	10.3

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

	Unemployment Rate (%)

	Year	Laurel County	Labor Market Area	Kentucky	U.S.
	2005	5.7	6.1	6	5.1
	2006	5.8	6.3	5.7	4.6
	2007	5.4	6.3	5.5	4.6
	2008	6.5	6.9	6.4	5.8
	2009	10.3	10.9	10.5	9.3

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

	Commuting Patterns

	Residents of Laurel County	2000	Percent
	Working and Residing In County	16,286	76.9
	Commuting Out of County	4,894	23.1
	Total Residents	21,180	100.0
	Employees in Laurel County
	Working and Residing In County	16,286	74.1
	Commuting Into County	5,701	25.9
	Total Employees	21,987	100.0

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

 

	Average Weekly Wage, 2008

		Laurel County	Kentucky (Statewide)	U.S.	Ohio
	All Industries	$590	$720	$876	$784
	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	351	571	502	493
	Mining	1,135	1,179	1,676	1,166
	Construction	722	807	940	887
	Manufacturing	651	915	1,047	998
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	572	665	751	698
	Information	565	770	1,324	977
	Financial Activities	712	937	1,422	1,023
	Services	493	631	781	702
	Public Administration	845	794	1,014	969
	Other	366	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.