LABOR POTENTIAL ESTIMATED NUMBER OF WORKERS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED OR NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE ONLY BECAUSE OF LACK OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN CLASSIFIED LABOR MARKET AREAS, NOVEMBER 1955 TOTAL (II CLASSIFIED AREAS) (WORKERS POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL JOBS) SIZE OF TOTAL LABOR SURPLUS 67,600 RATES TO UNEMPLOYMENT COUNT 2.8 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY 76350-56--12 AREAS OF SUBSTANTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT LOCATION OF LOCAL LABOR MARKET AREAS CLASSIFIED BECAUSE AT LEAST SIX PERCENT OF THE LABOR FORCE WAS UNEMPLOYED IN NOVEMBER 1955 WITH NO SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS TABLE 1.—Unemployment and potential labor supply for Kentucky areas TABLE 2.—Selected indicators of need for Kentucky employment expansion |