The
MarionLabor Market Area includes Crittenden County and the following
additional counties: Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Union Counties, KY, and Webster
and Hardin Counties, IL.
Part of the work
force at Par-4 Plastics, Inc.
Population
1980
1990
1998*
2002
Labor
Market Area
76,425
73,815
75,386
75,329
Crittenden
County
9,207
9,196
9,587
9,223
Marion
3,392
3,320
3,442
3,132
Note: * Population estimates Source: US Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census
Population
Projections
2005
2010
2020
Labor
Market Area
75,981
77,295
77,869
Crittenden
County
9,483
9,329
9,082
Source: University of Louisville, Urban Studies Center, State Data Center.
Out-of-state counties within the labor market area computed by the Kentucky Cabinet
for Economic Development.
Estimated
Labor Supply
Total
Unemployed
Potential
Labor Supply
Under-Employed
Becoming
18 yrs old 2000-2004
Labor
Market area
9,964
1,917
1,716
6,332
5,468
Crittenden
County
1,161
267
235
660
670
Note: Unemployed - people not working but actively seeking work.
Potential Labor Supply - the number of persons not in the labor
force, but would like a job (based on national estimates). Underemployed
- people employed in wholesale/retail trade and non-professional services. Sources: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. US Department
of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development,
Future Labor Supply Becoming 18 Years of Age, 2000 through 2004.
Labor
Force Characteristics of Residents
Crittenden
County
Labor
Market Area
Civilian
Labor Force
4,070
31,635
Employed
3,803
29,718
Unemployed
267
1,917
Unemployment Rate
6.6%
6.1%
Source: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Work
Force Commuting Patterns, 2000
Workers
commuting into Crittenden County
370
Workers
commuting out of Crittenden County
1,212
Workers
residing and working in Crittenden County
2,305
Source: University of Louisville, State Data Center
Selected
Components of Non-Agricultural Employment by Place of Work, 2000
Crittenden
County
Labor
Market Area
All
Industries
2,223
21,036
Mining & Quarrying
n/a
2,232
Contract Construction
33
781
Manufacturing
516
3,190
Transportation &
Public Utilities
75
1,085
Wholesale & Retail
Trades
554
4,670
Finance, Insurance,
& Real Estate
83
692
Services
558
4,029
State & Local
Government
363
3,517
Other
16
219
Note: Excludes domestic workers, railway workers, certain non-profit corporations,
majority of federal government workers, and self-employed workers. N/A - data
not available. Source: Kentucky Workforce Development Cabinet, Average Monthly
Workers Covered by Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Law, 2000. Out-of-state counties
within the labor market area provided by the respective states' departments for
employment services.
Economic
Framework
Crittenden
County firms employed 2,162 people in 2001.
Construction:
39
jobs
Manufacturing:
392
jobs
Wholesale
and retail trades:
554
jobs
Service
Industry:
905
jobs
State
and local government:
272
jobs
Labor Supply
There
is a current estimated labor supply of 9,623 persons available for industrial
jobs in the labor market area with 1,249 available in Critteneden County.
In
addition, from 2000 through 2004, approximately 5,468 young persons in the labor
market area became 18 years of age and potentially available for industrial jobs.
