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Employee Workdays Lost

Annual Workdays Lost Due to Illness or Injury per 100 Currently Employed Persons 18-64 Years of Age

"Number one in access to quality labor."
—Fortune

"Midwestern values could be responsible for Kansas City’s stellar devotion to work. Workers in Kansas City lost the fewest days to illness or injury of any of the 33 metropolitan areas studied, with just 277 sick days per 100 workers . . . The fabled wholesome lifestyle of the Midwest may play a role in Kansas City’s attendance record . . . The health of Kansas City residents may also be better than the health of the Americans."
—1994 American Demographics, Inc

.Population growth in Clay County has increased the need for service providers and retail stores. Clay County continues to enjoy a strong manufacturing, transportation and distribution base, with significant new growth in the services sector.

LABOR AVAILABILITY

• There is an available labor pool in the Kansas City Northland labor basin of 321,670. There are over 31,455 workers (10%) who are actively seeking new employment opportunities and 115,215 (36%) who would consider new employment for the right opportunity.


• 69% of the available labor pool have at least some college education. A total of 95% have at least a high school diploma.

• 35%, or an estimated 52,040 workers in the available labor pool are underemployed.

• 35,640 of the available labor pool would be interested in an employment opportunity with a wage of $10.00 an hour. At $12.00 an hour, 46,190 be interested, while at $8.00 an hour, 12,990 people in the available labor would be interested.
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