SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY OPEN JOBS REPORT

Source: JobsEQ. Data as of 2017Q2 unless noted otherwise. Exported on: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

10-COUNTY REGION CURRENTLY 5,295 OPENINGS

OPEN POSITIONS
DEMAND PROJECTION
10-COUNTY REGION
45,899
45,000
8,856
GROWTH
DEMAND

36,000
37,043
REPLACEMENT
DEMAND

27,000

22,586
4,355
GROWTH

50-MILE RADIUS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY 18,000

DEMAND

50-MILE RADIUS OF SOUTH

CENTRAL KENTUCKY WITH 18,234
REPLACEMENT
45,006 OPEN POSITIONS IN DEMAND
OUR SIX SECTORS:
CONSTRUCTION;
9,000
HEALTHCARE; HOSPITALITY;
MANUFACTURING; 5,295
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES;
TRANSPORTATION,
DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS

CURRENT IN 5 YEARS IN 10 YEARS

UNEMPLOYMENT DENSITY BY COUNTY
OCCUPATION SNAPSHOT IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
BOWLING GREEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - 10-COUNTY REGION
Source: JobsEQ. Data as of 2017Q2 unless noted otherwise. Note: Figures may not sum due to
rounding.

1. Occupation wages are as of 2016 and should be taken as the average for all Covered Employment
2. Data represent found online ads active within the last thirty days in any zip code intersecting or within
the selected region; data represents a sampling rather than the complete universe of postings; the listing
search uses keywords that are similar to but not the equivalent of the SOC occupation definitions.

Exported on: Thursday, September 28, 2017

INTRODUCTION
There are currently 5,295 open positions in the 10-county region and 6,552 unemployed.
Going out 50 miles from our region, the number of open positions, jumps to more than
45,000. South Central Kentuckys businesses are suffering. Over the past five years, we
have worked diligently to ensure a fully functioning, high performing public workforce
system is available to serve their needs. Through the work of the South Central Kentucky
Workforce Development Board, we are beginning to see appropriate work take place
in our region. We are working in partnership with the new administration to ensure the
infrastructure to support a high performing public workforce system is in place. And we are
working with our schools to provide our companies with the well-trained talent they need
upon graduation and beyond.