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, 2012 Future Labor:
Becoming 18 Years of Age
(2014-2017)		  
  Total Unemployed Potential Labor Supply  
  Labor Market Area 61,965 57,855 4,110 77,927  
  Shelby County 1,441 1,441 N/A 2,423  
  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  
  2018 Apr. 2019 2018 Apr. 2019  
  Civilian Labor Force 24,920 24,877 829,759 834,127  
  Employed 24,052 24,101 798,564 805,470  
  Unemployed 868 776 31,195 28,657  
  Unemployment Rate (%) 3.5 3.1 3.8 3.4  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
  Unemployment Rate (%)  
  Year Shelby County Labor Market Area Kentucky U.S.  
  2014 5.0 5.6 6.5 6.2  
  2015 4.1 4.5 5.4 5.3  
  2016 3.5 4.0 5 4.9  
  2017 3.6 4.1 4.9 4.4  
  2018 3.5 3.8 4.3 3.9  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.  
  Commuting Patterns  
  Residents of Shelby County 2015 Percent  
  Working and Residing In County 5,947 31.5  
  Commuting Out of County 12,913 68.5  
  Total Residents 18,860 100.0  
  Employees in Shelby County  
  Working and Residing In County 5,947 40.0  
  Commuting Into County 8,931 60.0  
  Total Employees 14,878 100.0  
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.  
  Average Weekly Wage, 2013  
    Shelby County Kentucky (Statewide) U.S. Ohio  
  All Industries $696 $784 $957 $859  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 0 631 568 566  
  Mining 0 1,318 1,888 1,237  
  Construction 720 911 1,019 1,000  
  Manufacturing 925 1,030 1,176 1,072  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 720 722 817 807  
  Information 714 853 1,616 1,219  
  Financial Activities 840 1,069 1,549 1,614  
  Services 519 692 857 783  
  Public Administration 687 813 1,097 1,032  
  Other 443 1,109 987 713  
     
    Indiana Illinois Tennessee Virginia  
  All Industries $801 $1,011 $848 $998  
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 658 646 568 571  
  Mining 1,295 1,342 1,225 1,309  
  Construction 1,030 1,185 901 939  
  Manufacturing 1,084 1,221 1,052 1,058  
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 703 880 800 764  
  Information 940 1,359 1,125 1,591  
  Financial Activities 1,057 1,714 1,251 1,385  
  Services 687 907 768 977  
  Public Administration 822 1,175 842 1,342  
  Other 400 717 1,170 757  
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.