Workforce
Cincinnati MSA workforce
Northern Kentucky workforce
Characteristics of Northern Kentucky workforce include:
- A 14.2% growth rate in the civilian labor force and a 11.6% growth rate in employment since 2000
- A diversified economy: 44.9% of total jobs in the business sector, 44.1% of total jobs in the service industries, and 11.04% of total jobs in manufacturing
- A younger workforce with a median age of 34.1 years, compared to 35.3 for the U.S.
- Kentucky has an efficient and equitable system for fairly compensating demonstrated instances of work related injuries. Workers' Compensation loss cost figures shown an average reduction of 6.1% for the 598 industrial classes for 2007.
- Lower union representation
- A commitment for a superior workforce through state funded job training grants, programs ranked fifth in the U.S. by Expansion Management magazine.
- Average hourly wages for primary job occupations for Northern Kentucky:
- $14.25 at 25 percentile
- $18.22 at 50 percentile
- $21.13 at 75 percentile
- Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Workforce Development, 2008
| Average Hourly Wages |
| Occupation |
Interquartile
Range |
| (Listed Alphabetically) |
25% |
50% |
75% |
| Manufacturing: |
|
|
|
| General Labor |
$10.40 |
$13.86 |
$16.26 |
| Machine Operator (Skilled) |
$13.63 |
$16.12 |
$18.45 |
| Order Puller/Packer |
$9.76 |
$11.18 |
$12.22 |
| Production Supervisor |
$19.20 |
$23.75 |
$28.08 |
| Shipping/Receiving Clerk |
$13.11 |
$15.58 |
$17.74 |
| Non-Manufacturing: |
|
|
|
| Computer Programmer |
$21.49 |
$32.29 |
$36.81 |
| Cost Accountant |
$17.30 |
$23.84 |
$27.75 |
Customer Service
Representative |
$10.75 |
$14.12 |
$17.03 |
| Human Resource Assistant |
$13.66 |
$17.15 |
$20.26 |
| Quality Control Technician |
$12.83 |
$15.84 |
$18.13 |
| Sr. Secretary / Administrative Assistant |
$14.65 |
$16.64 |
$19.69 |
| (Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Workforce Development, 2007 Wage Data, Updated June 2008) |
Growth Pattern for Northern Kentucky Companies
Announced Jobs for New & Expanding Companies
For Years 2000 – 2007 |
| Companies |
Number of New and Retained Jobs |
|
| Year |
New
Companies |
Expansions |
New Jobs |
Retained
Jobs |
New Jobs
as % of
Workforce |
| 2000 |
8 |
19 |
1,557 |
554 |
.80% |
| 2001 |
5 |
21 |
3,798 |
3,113 |
1.92% |
| 2002 |
4 |
12 |
1,080 |
2,312 |
.56% |
| 2003 |
4 |
12 |
807 |
1,557 |
.41% |
| 2004 |
7 |
9 |
1,231 |
2,129 |
.59% |
| 2005 |
18 |
23 |
3,032 |
6,718 |
1.51% |
| 2006 |
3 |
9 |
977 |
348 |
.47% |
| 2007 |
7 |
14 |
2,817 |
2,146 |
1.3% |
(Source: Northern Kentucky Tri-ED and
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, 2008) | |