December Open Jobs Report 2020

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 1

SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY

OPEN JOBS REPORT Source: JobsEQ®. Data as of 2020Q2 unless noted otherwise. Exported on: December 21, 2020

CURRENTLY 6,260 OPENINGS in the 10-COUNTY REGION 50-MILE RADIUS OF


SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
ALLEN 209
50-MILE RADIUS OF SOUTH
BARREN 882 CENTRAL KENTUCKY WITH
BUTLER 218 54,342 OPEN POSITIONS
IN OUR SEVEN SECTORS:
EDMONSON 138 CONSTRUCTION;
HART 270 HEALTHCARE; HOSPITALITY;
MANUFACTURING;
LOGAN 414 PROFESSIONAL & PUBLIC
METCALFE 146 SERVICES; TRANSPORTATION,
DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS
MONROE 111 UNEMPLOYMENT DENSITY BY COUNTY

SIMPSON 529 OPEN POSITIONS


WARREN 3,343 DEMAND PROJECTION
10-COUNTY REGION
SUMMARY
164,629
There are currently 6,260 open positions in the 10-county region. Going out 50 miles from South Central 150,000 TOTAL NEW
Kentucky the number of open positions jumps to 54,342. DEMAND

Even with the pandemic our economy is expected to grow over the next decade! The manufacturing 120,000
sector will need over 25K new people to keep up with demand while the professional service sector will
need over 53K people. The Healthcare sector and the Hospitality sectors are expected to see the largest
annual growth rates as well at 1.2% and 1.5% each year for the next 10 years. 90,000
83,125
While all the region’s industries are expecting to grow, a lot of this new demand is expected to come from TOTAL NEW
people leaving the workforce and transfering jobs within the economy. Over the next ten years, industry/ DEMAND
60,000
employment growth will only account for 10K of 164K jobs that companies will need to hire for and train
to keep up with demand.
30,000
Source: JobsEQ®. Data as of 2020 Q2 unless noted otherwise. Note: Figures may not sum due to rounding. 6,260
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.
CURRENT IN 5 YEARS IN 10 YEARS

You might also like