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Economic Development / Community Data / Workforce Hopkins 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, 2005 Future Labor: Becoming 18 Years of Age (2006-2009)     Total Unemployed Potential Labor Supply     Labor Market Area 12,127 6,949 5,178 12,370     Hopkins County 1,772 1,386 386 2,557     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       Hopkins County Labor Market Area     2005 Dec. 2006 2005 Dec. 2006     Civilian Labor Force 22,727 23,374 103,801 106,826     Employed 21,341 22,178 96,852 100,838     Unemployed 1,386 1,196 6,949 5,988     Unemployment Rate (%) 6.1 5.1 6.7 5.6     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.     Unemployment Rate (%)     Year Hopkins County Labor Market Area Kentucky U.S.     2001 5.8 6.0 5.2 4.7     2002 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.8     2003 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0     2004 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.5     2005 6.1 6.7 6 5.1     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.     Commuting Patterns     Residents of Hopkins County 2000 Percent     Working and Residing In County 15,060 79.0     Commuting Out of County 4,005 21.0     Total Residents 19,065 100.0     Employees in Hopkins County     Working and Residing In County 15,060 81.1     Commuting Into County 3,510 18.9     Total Employees 18,570 100.0     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of the Labor Statistics.       Average Weekly Wage, 2005       Hopkins County Kentucky (Statewide) U.S. Ohio     All Industries $601 $653 $782 $718     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 409 520 447 447     Mining 1,256 1,003 1,388 1,068     Construction 637 687 808 777     Manufacturing 742 847 949 927     Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 464 615 690 645     Information 548 719 1,178 897     Financial Activities 652 835 1,235 943     Services 492 564 689 630     Public Administration 670 717 906 873     Other 175 839 732 613             Indiana Illinois Tennessee Virginia     All Industries $681 $841 $689 $813     Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 501 525 480 467     Mining 992 1,068 985 996     Construction 785 1,002 719 773     Manufacturing 928 971 823 851     Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 602 743 674 651     Information 768 1,082 847 1,391     Financial Activities 852 1,346 966 1,169     Services 570 749 607 772     Public Administration 678 924 705 1,096     Other 586 729 772 782     Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.