Types of Jobs Held by Louisville Metro Residents Deep ...
嚜燜ypes of Jobs Held by Louisville Metro Residents
Deep Drivers of Change
Construction
7%
8%
21st Century Jobs
Transforming Louisville＊s economy into
a fully competitive one will require
substantial growth in another area of
weakness 〞 the higher-value, higherwage technical and professional sectors.
To enter the top tier of peer cities, the
proportion of workers employed in
those fields must grow to 40% from
the current 35%.
16%
Production & Transportation
11%
Service
2006/2008
15%
16%
1990
The global economic crisis continues to expose the vulnerabilities
of older industrial cities such as Louisville. Throughout the nation,
the Great Recession＊s painful toll has disproportionately affected
lower skilled, lower wage workers, and the pattern of recent
recessions 〞 weak, slow recoveries in employment 〞 offers little
hope that either the jobs or lost wages will bounce back quickly.
15%
14%
13%
Sales & Retail
27%
29%
34%
Professional & Technical
The best community defense is aggressive offense: recognizing the
ongoing threat and pushing to make Louisville more competitive
for new opportunities.
35%
33%
26%
Last year, for the first time, half of the
2,544 jobs that Greater Louisville Inc.,
the Metro Chamber of Commerce,
helped bring to the region were in
professional and technical fields,
breaking through the historic threshold
of $40,000 in average pay. This
heartening evidence that the region
is beginning to attract 21st Century
jobs, however, was insufficient to offset
the punishing effects of the Great
Recession＊s job losses.
Employed in Professional or
Technical Occupations
Raleigh
48%
Charlotte
Columbus
Richmond
Omaha
Quality of Place
Gain
-1.3%
Loss
-5.6%
-6
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that
the 13-county, bi-state Metropolitan
Statistical Area grew 8% since
2000, a positive indicator that was
counterbalanced by the leakage of jobs
and population out of the core county.
That trend affects several of Louisville＊s
peer cities more dramatically; Louisville
has maintained its hold as a regional
job center but its share of regional
population has eroded.
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
35%
0
2000
10
20
30
40
Languages spoken in the Jefferson
County Public Schools: 61
15914 GLP Report 2010.indd 1
Columbus
Dayton
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Richmond
Greensboro
Greensboro
Raleigh
1.48%
Raleigh
Nashville
Charlotte
Memphis
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Omaha
+2%
Louisville＊s public and private sectors are pursuing ambitious
agendas to reap those dividends, from raising graduation
rates and growing and attracting high-value enterprises to
completing downtown＊s revitalization and building 21st Century
parks. The community＊s economic and social health hinges on
their success in restoring Louisville＊s competitiveness.
These are agendas in which every individual, family, business,
place of worship and civic and neighborhood organization has
a stake 〞 and to which everyone can find a way to contribute.
Birmingham
Richmond
Dayton
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Louisville
-2.34%
Loss
Nashville
Find More Data and Information / Read and Respond to the GLP Blog at:
Memphis
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2%
Average household size:
2.38 persons 〞 a number that
has declined for three decades.
In/out migration:
In 2007, for the first time since 2000,
more people moved into Louisville
Metro from other states and
counties than moved out.
Copyright 2010 The Greater Louisville Project. All rights reserved.
25%
created a unified Louisville Metro.
That momentous change reflected
a broad-based determination
8%
18%
29%
29%
7%
2008
28%
to transform Louisville into a
more dynamic, more competitive
21%
64%
community.
Less than
high school
2000
High school
diploma only
Some college or
associate degree
Ten years later, as shown in this
annual statistical report by The
College graduate or
advanced degree
1960
Greater Louisville Project, there＊s
been progress toward fulfilling those
Education Attainment,
Age 25 and Older, Louisville Metro
aspirations. But stiff challenges
remain.
Education Attainment
The report focuses on measures
of Louisville＊s performance and
competitive standing in three critical
areas identified as Deep Drivers of
Change: development of a better
educated, more highly skilled
workforce; growth of higher wage,
21st Century jobs; and enhancement
social and economic competitiveness
regional hub.
Working Age Population (25 to 64)
with a Bachelor＊s Degree or Higher
Raleigh
Charlotte
Richmond
Omaha
Columbus
Nashville
Greensboro
Cincinnati
Birmingham
Louisville
Memphis
Louisville＊s relatively low level of
education attainment remains its most
consequential liability. To become
educationally competitive, it must
double the pace of improvement over
the past two decades. Doing that is
now the goal of an unprecedented
collaboration among Louisville＊s
educational institutions and civic
leaders.
In May, the presidents of all the region＊s
postsecondary institutions and Jefferson
County＊s public and parochial schools
joined with Mayor Jerry Abramson and
business leaders to sign the Greater
Louisville Education Commitment.
The goal is to move Louisville into
the top tier among its peer cities by
The Greater Louisville Project is a non-partisan civic initiative organized by The Community Foundation of Louisville and supported by a consortium of philanthropic foundations
including The James Graham Brown Foundation, Brown-Forman, The C. E. & S. Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Gheens
Foundation, The Humana Foundation, and the Stephen Reily and Emily Bingham Fund. Its mission is to act as a catalyst for civic action by providing research and data analysis
to engage the community in a shared agenda for long-term progress.
Unless otherwise noted, data were drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau and the 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates for Louisville Metro and the core
counties associated with peer cities. The report was prepared by the staff of The Greater Louisville Project: Carolyn Gatz, director, Elisabeth Alkire, and Julia Inman, with data
and analysis provided by Michael Price and Shireen Deobhakta of the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville. It was designed by Galloway Communications
and Darkhorse Creative. Data and assistance came from: Dena Dossett and Tamara Lewis of the Jefferson County Public Schools, Becky Patterson and Robert S. Goldstein at
the University of Louisville, Ronda Britt with the National Science Foundation, Matt Stull with the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District, Barry Kornstein at the University
of Louisville Department of Economics, the ※Human Capital Scorecard§ produced for KentuckianaWorks by Paul Coomes and Kornstein, and research commissioned from
Coomes and Kornstein by the Arts and Cultural Attractions Council, Edward Wyatt with the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer and its report, ※Tax Rates
and Tax Burden in the District of Columbia 每 A Nationwide Comparison, 2008,§ The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, Bridget Marquis of CEOs for Cities and
Joe Cortright＊s analysis, ※City Dividends: Gains from Improving Metropolitan Performance.§
30%
of the historic referendum that
502.693.8585
Birmingham
-5.10%
2010 Competitive City Report
13%
28%
This year marks the 10th anniversary
and sustain Louisville＊s strength as a
Columbus
Gain
Ten Years On: Progress
But Stiff Challenges
of the qualities of place that foster
Region defined as Metropolitan Statistical Area
Age 5 and younger: 50,000
Omaha
Indianapolis
Core County Gain or Loss
of Regional Population,
2000 to 2008
-6
Children 18 and younger: 189,000
Louisville
50%
A Talent Dividend: $938 million 〞 Raising the four-year
college attainment rate by one percentage point would
lead to an increase of $938 million in aggregate annual
personal income across the region, or $763 for every
man, woman and child.
A Green Dividend: $223 million 〞 Reducing the
number of vehicle miles traveled by one mile per person
each day would improve the environment and save $223
million in annual household expenditures, or $181 for
each resident.
2006/08
33%
What would success mean? A suggestion of the magnitude of
the potential payoff 〞 and of the cost of not succeeding 〞
comes from a report published by CEOs for Cities. To quantify
the impact of large-scale community changes, this national
group of urban leaders calculated the potential return on
investment along three dimensions for each of the nation＊s
50 largest metropolitan areas. The benefits to the 13-county
Louisville Metropolitan region would total more than $1 billion
annually, in these proportions:
An Opportunity Dividend: $100 million 〞 Reducing
the poverty rate by one percentage point would translate
into $100 million in annual savings in public outlays, or
$81 per person.
GOAL
40%
1990
Dayton
Indianapolis
Memphis
Jacksonville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Louisville
Kansas City
Memphis
Omaha
Jacksonville
Dayton
Columbus
Nashville
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Birmingham
0.8%
Success will require even more rapid development of the higher
skills, the knowledge assets, and the entrepreneurial capacities
that global economic competitiveness now demands, and it will
require continued and concerted cultivation of the qualities,
culture and infrastructure that talent and investment seek out.
Goal: Move Louisville Into the Top Tier
Among Its Peer Cities
Cincinnati
Nashville
Birmingham
Louisville
Greensboro
Kansas City
Core County Gain or Loss of
Regional Job Base, 2001 to 2007
Enhancing the qualities of place that
distinguish Louisville as ※livable§ and
compact is crucial in the competition
to attract talented people and highvalue enterprise. Louisville＊s strength
as a regional hub of social, cultural and
economic life is a key asset.
Earning the Dividends
2000
49%
30%
GOAL
40%
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Dayton
Jacksonville
0
10
2000
2006/08
25%
20
30
40
50%
increasing the proportion of working-age
adults with a college education to 40%
from 30% 〞 or a total of 150,000 每 by
2020 and to increase the percentage with
an Associate＊s Degree from 7% to 10%.
City Vitals: Louisville Metro
Median age: 38.6 〞 second highest
among peer cities.
Population: 713,877
? 52% Female
? 74% White
? 2% Asian
? 48% Male
? 2
0% Black or
African American
? 4% Other
Born outside the United States:
5%, compared to 13% in Charlotte,
highest among Louisville＊s peer cities.
6/9/10 8:47 AM
Types of Jobs Held by Louisville Metro Residents
Deep Drivers of Change
Construction
7%
8%
21st Century Jobs
Transforming Louisville＊s economy into
a fully competitive one will require
substantial growth in another area of
weakness 〞 the higher-value, higherwage technical and professional sectors.
To enter the top tier of peer cities, the
proportion of workers employed in
those fields must grow to 40% from
the current 35%.
16%
Production & Transportation
11%
Service
2006/2008
15%
16%
1990
The global economic crisis continues to expose the vulnerabilities
of older industrial cities such as Louisville. Throughout the nation,
the Great Recession＊s painful toll has disproportionately affected
lower skilled, lower wage workers, and the pattern of recent
recessions 〞 weak, slow recoveries in employment 〞 offers little
hope that either the jobs or lost wages will bounce back quickly.
15%
14%
13%
Sales & Retail
27%
29%
34%
Professional & Technical
The best community defense is aggressive offense: recognizing the
ongoing threat and pushing to make Louisville more competitive
for new opportunities.
35%
33%
26%
Last year, for the first time, half of the
2,544 jobs that Greater Louisville Inc.,
the Metro Chamber of Commerce,
helped bring to the region were in
professional and technical fields,
breaking through the historic threshold
of $40,000 in average pay. This
heartening evidence that the region
is beginning to attract 21st Century
jobs, however, was insufficient to offset
the punishing effects of the Great
Recession＊s job losses.
Employed in Professional or
Technical Occupations
Raleigh
48%
Charlotte
Columbus
Richmond
Omaha
Quality of Place
Gain
-1.3%
Loss
-5.6%
-6
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that
the 13-county, bi-state Metropolitan
Statistical Area grew 8% since
2000, a positive indicator that was
counterbalanced by the leakage of jobs
and population out of the core county.
That trend affects several of Louisville＊s
peer cities more dramatically; Louisville
has maintained its hold as a regional
job center but its share of regional
population has eroded.
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
35%
0
2000
10
20
30
40
Languages spoken in the Jefferson
County Public Schools: 61
15914 GLP Report 2010.indd 1
Columbus
Dayton
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Richmond
Greensboro
Greensboro
Raleigh
1.48%
Raleigh
Nashville
Charlotte
Memphis
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Omaha
+2%
Louisville＊s public and private sectors are pursuing ambitious
agendas to reap those dividends, from raising graduation
rates and growing and attracting high-value enterprises to
completing downtown＊s revitalization and building 21st Century
parks. The community＊s economic and social health hinges on
their success in restoring Louisville＊s competitiveness.
These are agendas in which every individual, family, business,
place of worship and civic and neighborhood organization has
a stake 〞 and to which everyone can find a way to contribute.
Birmingham
Richmond
Dayton
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Louisville
-2.34%
Loss
Nashville
Find More Data and Information / Read and Respond to the GLP Blog at:
Memphis
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2%
Average household size:
2.38 persons 〞 a number that
has declined for three decades.
In/out migration:
In 2007, for the first time since 2000,
more people moved into Louisville
Metro from other states and
counties than moved out.
Copyright 2010 The Greater Louisville Project. All rights reserved.
25%
created a unified Louisville Metro.
That momentous change reflected
a broad-based determination
8%
18%
29%
29%
7%
2008
28%
to transform Louisville into a
more dynamic, more competitive
21%
64%
community.
Less than
high school
2000
High school
diploma only
Some college or
associate degree
Ten years later, as shown in this
annual statistical report by The
College graduate or
advanced degree
1960
Greater Louisville Project, there＊s
been progress toward fulfilling those
Education Attainment,
Age 25 and Older, Louisville Metro
aspirations. But stiff challenges
remain.
Education Attainment
The report focuses on measures
of Louisville＊s performance and
competitive standing in three critical
areas identified as Deep Drivers of
Change: development of a better
educated, more highly skilled
workforce; growth of higher wage,
21st Century jobs; and enhancement
social and economic competitiveness
regional hub.
Working Age Population (25 to 64)
with a Bachelor＊s Degree or Higher
Raleigh
Charlotte
Richmond
Omaha
Columbus
Nashville
Greensboro
Cincinnati
Birmingham
Louisville
Memphis
Louisville＊s relatively low level of
education attainment remains its most
consequential liability. To become
educationally competitive, it must
double the pace of improvement over
the past two decades. Doing that is
now the goal of an unprecedented
collaboration among Louisville＊s
educational institutions and civic
leaders.
In May, the presidents of all the region＊s
postsecondary institutions and Jefferson
County＊s public and parochial schools
joined with Mayor Jerry Abramson and
business leaders to sign the Greater
Louisville Education Commitment.
The goal is to move Louisville into
the top tier among its peer cities by
The Greater Louisville Project is a non-partisan civic initiative organized by The Community Foundation of Louisville and supported by a consortium of philanthropic foundations
including The James Graham Brown Foundation, Brown-Forman, The C. E. & S. Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Gheens
Foundation, The Humana Foundation, and the Stephen Reily and Emily Bingham Fund. Its mission is to act as a catalyst for civic action by providing research and data analysis
to engage the community in a shared agenda for long-term progress.
Unless otherwise noted, data were drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau and the 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates for Louisville Metro and the core
counties associated with peer cities. The report was prepared by the staff of The Greater Louisville Project: Carolyn Gatz, director, Elisabeth Alkire, and Julia Inman, with data
and analysis provided by Michael Price and Shireen Deobhakta of the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville. It was designed by Galloway Communications
and Darkhorse Creative. Data and assistance came from: Dena Dossett and Tamara Lewis of the Jefferson County Public Schools, Becky Patterson and Robert S. Goldstein at
the University of Louisville, Ronda Britt with the National Science Foundation, Matt Stull with the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District, Barry Kornstein at the University
of Louisville Department of Economics, the ※Human Capital Scorecard§ produced for KentuckianaWorks by Paul Coomes and Kornstein, and research commissioned from
Coomes and Kornstein by the Arts and Cultural Attractions Council, Edward Wyatt with the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer and its report, ※Tax Rates
and Tax Burden in the District of Columbia 每 A Nationwide Comparison, 2008,§ The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, Bridget Marquis of CEOs for Cities and
Joe Cortright＊s analysis, ※City Dividends: Gains from Improving Metropolitan Performance.§
30%
of the historic referendum that
502.693.8585
Birmingham
-5.10%
2010 Competitive City Report
13%
28%
This year marks the 10th anniversary
and sustain Louisville＊s strength as a
Columbus
Gain
Ten Years On: Progress
But Stiff Challenges
of the qualities of place that foster
Region defined as Metropolitan Statistical Area
Age 5 and younger: 50,000
Omaha
Indianapolis
Core County Gain or Loss
of Regional Population,
2000 to 2008
-6
Children 18 and younger: 189,000
Louisville
50%
A Talent Dividend: $938 million 〞 Raising the four-year
college attainment rate by one percentage point would
lead to an increase of $938 million in aggregate annual
personal income across the region, or $763 for every
man, woman and child.
A Green Dividend: $223 million 〞 Reducing the
number of vehicle miles traveled by one mile per person
each day would improve the environment and save $223
million in annual household expenditures, or $181 for
each resident.
2006/08
33%
What would success mean? A suggestion of the magnitude of
the potential payoff 〞 and of the cost of not succeeding 〞
comes from a report published by CEOs for Cities. To quantify
the impact of large-scale community changes, this national
group of urban leaders calculated the potential return on
investment along three dimensions for each of the nation＊s
50 largest metropolitan areas. The benefits to the 13-county
Louisville Metropolitan region would total more than $1 billion
annually, in these proportions:
An Opportunity Dividend: $100 million 〞 Reducing
the poverty rate by one percentage point would translate
into $100 million in annual savings in public outlays, or
$81 per person.
GOAL
40%
1990
Dayton
Indianapolis
Memphis
Jacksonville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Louisville
Kansas City
Memphis
Omaha
Jacksonville
Dayton
Columbus
Nashville
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Birmingham
0.8%
Success will require even more rapid development of the higher
skills, the knowledge assets, and the entrepreneurial capacities
that global economic competitiveness now demands, and it will
require continued and concerted cultivation of the qualities,
culture and infrastructure that talent and investment seek out.
Goal: Move Louisville Into the Top Tier
Among Its Peer Cities
Cincinnati
Nashville
Birmingham
Louisville
Greensboro
Kansas City
Core County Gain or Loss of
Regional Job Base, 2001 to 2007
Enhancing the qualities of place that
distinguish Louisville as ※livable§ and
compact is crucial in the competition
to attract talented people and highvalue enterprise. Louisville＊s strength
as a regional hub of social, cultural and
economic life is a key asset.
Earning the Dividends
2000
49%
30%
GOAL
40%
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Dayton
Jacksonville
0
10
2000
2006/08
25%
20
30
40
50%
increasing the proportion of working-age
adults with a college education to 40%
from 30% 〞 or a total of 150,000 每 by
2020 and to increase the percentage with
an Associate＊s Degree from 7% to 10%.
City Vitals: Louisville Metro
Median age: 38.6 〞 second highest
among peer cities.
Population: 713,877
? 52% Female
? 74% White
? 2% Asian
? 48% Male
? 2
0% Black or
African American
? 4% Other
Born outside the United States:
5%, compared to 13% in Charlotte,
highest among Louisville＊s peer cities.
6/9/10 8:47 AM
Types of Jobs Held by Louisville Metro Residents
Deep Drivers of Change
Construction
7%
8%
21st Century Jobs
Transforming Louisville＊s economy into
a fully competitive one will require
substantial growth in another area of
weakness 〞 the higher-value, higherwage technical and professional sectors.
To enter the top tier of peer cities, the
proportion of workers employed in
those fields must grow to 40% from
the current 35%.
16%
Production & Transportation
11%
Service
2006/2008
15%
16%
1990
The global economic crisis continues to expose the vulnerabilities
of older industrial cities such as Louisville. Throughout the nation,
the Great Recession＊s painful toll has disproportionately affected
lower skilled, lower wage workers, and the pattern of recent
recessions 〞 weak, slow recoveries in employment 〞 offers little
hope that either the jobs or lost wages will bounce back quickly.
15%
14%
13%
Sales & Retail
27%
29%
34%
Professional & Technical
The best community defense is aggressive offense: recognizing the
ongoing threat and pushing to make Louisville more competitive
for new opportunities.
35%
33%
26%
Last year, for the first time, half of the
2,544 jobs that Greater Louisville Inc.,
the Metro Chamber of Commerce,
helped bring to the region were in
professional and technical fields,
breaking through the historic threshold
of $40,000 in average pay. This
heartening evidence that the region
is beginning to attract 21st Century
jobs, however, was insufficient to offset
the punishing effects of the Great
Recession＊s job losses.
Employed in Professional or
Technical Occupations
Raleigh
48%
Charlotte
Columbus
Richmond
Omaha
Quality of Place
Gain
-1.3%
Loss
-5.6%
-6
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that
the 13-county, bi-state Metropolitan
Statistical Area grew 8% since
2000, a positive indicator that was
counterbalanced by the leakage of jobs
and population out of the core county.
That trend affects several of Louisville＊s
peer cities more dramatically; Louisville
has maintained its hold as a regional
job center but its share of regional
population has eroded.
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
35%
0
2000
10
20
30
40
Languages spoken in the Jefferson
County Public Schools: 61
15914 GLP Report 2010.indd 1
Columbus
Dayton
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Richmond
Greensboro
Greensboro
Raleigh
1.48%
Raleigh
Nashville
Charlotte
Memphis
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Omaha
+2%
Louisville＊s public and private sectors are pursuing ambitious
agendas to reap those dividends, from raising graduation
rates and growing and attracting high-value enterprises to
completing downtown＊s revitalization and building 21st Century
parks. The community＊s economic and social health hinges on
their success in restoring Louisville＊s competitiveness.
These are agendas in which every individual, family, business,
place of worship and civic and neighborhood organization has
a stake 〞 and to which everyone can find a way to contribute.
Birmingham
Richmond
Dayton
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Louisville
-2.34%
Loss
Nashville
Find More Data and Information / Read and Respond to the GLP Blog at:
Memphis
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2%
Average household size:
2.38 persons 〞 a number that
has declined for three decades.
In/out migration:
In 2007, for the first time since 2000,
more people moved into Louisville
Metro from other states and
counties than moved out.
Copyright 2010 The Greater Louisville Project. All rights reserved.
25%
created a unified Louisville Metro.
That momentous change reflected
a broad-based determination
8%
18%
29%
29%
7%
2008
28%
to transform Louisville into a
more dynamic, more competitive
21%
64%
community.
Less than
high school
2000
High school
diploma only
Some college or
associate degree
Ten years later, as shown in this
annual statistical report by The
College graduate or
advanced degree
1960
Greater Louisville Project, there＊s
been progress toward fulfilling those
Education Attainment,
Age 25 and Older, Louisville Metro
aspirations. But stiff challenges
remain.
Education Attainment
The report focuses on measures
of Louisville＊s performance and
competitive standing in three critical
areas identified as Deep Drivers of
Change: development of a better
educated, more highly skilled
workforce; growth of higher wage,
21st Century jobs; and enhancement
social and economic competitiveness
regional hub.
Working Age Population (25 to 64)
with a Bachelor＊s Degree or Higher
Raleigh
Charlotte
Richmond
Omaha
Columbus
Nashville
Greensboro
Cincinnati
Birmingham
Louisville
Memphis
Louisville＊s relatively low level of
education attainment remains its most
consequential liability. To become
educationally competitive, it must
double the pace of improvement over
the past two decades. Doing that is
now the goal of an unprecedented
collaboration among Louisville＊s
educational institutions and civic
leaders.
In May, the presidents of all the region＊s
postsecondary institutions and Jefferson
County＊s public and parochial schools
joined with Mayor Jerry Abramson and
business leaders to sign the Greater
Louisville Education Commitment.
The goal is to move Louisville into
the top tier among its peer cities by
The Greater Louisville Project is a non-partisan civic initiative organized by The Community Foundation of Louisville and supported by a consortium of philanthropic foundations
including The James Graham Brown Foundation, Brown-Forman, The C. E. & S. Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Gheens
Foundation, The Humana Foundation, and the Stephen Reily and Emily Bingham Fund. Its mission is to act as a catalyst for civic action by providing research and data analysis
to engage the community in a shared agenda for long-term progress.
Unless otherwise noted, data were drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau and the 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates for Louisville Metro and the core
counties associated with peer cities. The report was prepared by the staff of The Greater Louisville Project: Carolyn Gatz, director, Elisabeth Alkire, and Julia Inman, with data
and analysis provided by Michael Price and Shireen Deobhakta of the Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville. It was designed by Galloway Communications
and Darkhorse Creative. Data and assistance came from: Dena Dossett and Tamara Lewis of the Jefferson County Public Schools, Becky Patterson and Robert S. Goldstein at
the University of Louisville, Ronda Britt with the National Science Foundation, Matt Stull with the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District, Barry Kornstein at the University
of Louisville Department of Economics, the ※Human Capital Scorecard§ produced for KentuckianaWorks by Paul Coomes and Kornstein, and research commissioned from
Coomes and Kornstein by the Arts and Cultural Attractions Council, Edward Wyatt with the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer and its report, ※Tax Rates
and Tax Burden in the District of Columbia 每 A Nationwide Comparison, 2008,§ The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, Bridget Marquis of CEOs for Cities and
Joe Cortright＊s analysis, ※City Dividends: Gains from Improving Metropolitan Performance.§
30%
of the historic referendum that
502.693.8585
Birmingham
-5.10%
2010 Competitive City Report
13%
28%
This year marks the 10th anniversary
and sustain Louisville＊s strength as a
Columbus
Gain
Ten Years On: Progress
But Stiff Challenges
of the qualities of place that foster
Region defined as Metropolitan Statistical Area
Age 5 and younger: 50,000
Omaha
Indianapolis
Core County Gain or Loss
of Regional Population,
2000 to 2008
-6
Children 18 and younger: 189,000
Louisville
50%
A Talent Dividend: $938 million 〞 Raising the four-year
college attainment rate by one percentage point would
lead to an increase of $938 million in aggregate annual
personal income across the region, or $763 for every
man, woman and child.
A Green Dividend: $223 million 〞 Reducing the
number of vehicle miles traveled by one mile per person
each day would improve the environment and save $223
million in annual household expenditures, or $181 for
each resident.
2006/08
33%
What would success mean? A suggestion of the magnitude of
the potential payoff 〞 and of the cost of not succeeding 〞
comes from a report published by CEOs for Cities. To quantify
the impact of large-scale community changes, this national
group of urban leaders calculated the potential return on
investment along three dimensions for each of the nation＊s
50 largest metropolitan areas. The benefits to the 13-county
Louisville Metropolitan region would total more than $1 billion
annually, in these proportions:
An Opportunity Dividend: $100 million 〞 Reducing
the poverty rate by one percentage point would translate
into $100 million in annual savings in public outlays, or
$81 per person.
GOAL
40%
1990
Dayton
Indianapolis
Memphis
Jacksonville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Louisville
Kansas City
Memphis
Omaha
Jacksonville
Dayton
Columbus
Nashville
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Birmingham
0.8%
Success will require even more rapid development of the higher
skills, the knowledge assets, and the entrepreneurial capacities
that global economic competitiveness now demands, and it will
require continued and concerted cultivation of the qualities,
culture and infrastructure that talent and investment seek out.
Goal: Move Louisville Into the Top Tier
Among Its Peer Cities
Cincinnati
Nashville
Birmingham
Louisville
Greensboro
Kansas City
Core County Gain or Loss of
Regional Job Base, 2001 to 2007
Enhancing the qualities of place that
distinguish Louisville as ※livable§ and
compact is crucial in the competition
to attract talented people and highvalue enterprise. Louisville＊s strength
as a regional hub of social, cultural and
economic life is a key asset.
Earning the Dividends
2000
49%
30%
GOAL
40%
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Dayton
Jacksonville
0
10
2000
2006/08
25%
20
30
40
50%
increasing the proportion of working-age
adults with a college education to 40%
from 30% 〞 or a total of 150,000 每 by
2020 and to increase the percentage with
an Associate＊s Degree from 7% to 10%.
City Vitals: Louisville Metro
Median age: 38.6 〞 second highest
among peer cities.
Population: 713,877
? 52% Female
? 74% White
? 2% Asian
? 48% Male
? 2
0% Black or
African American
? 4% Other
Born outside the United States:
5%, compared to 13% in Charlotte,
highest among Louisville＊s peer cities.
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Birmingham
Indianapolis
White
Kansas City
Black
14%
Jacksonville
Dayton
0
30%
18%
10
25%
20
30
40
50
60%
College Persistence: Percent Attending College
Who Graduated with Bachelor＊s Degree or
Higher, Age 25 and Older, 2006/2008
Memphis
43%
30
40
50
60
Achievement by Race: JCPS Students Scoring Proficient
or Distinguished on Kentucky CATS Test, 2009
80%
70
71
65
61
60
59
53
50
47
44
40
38
28
30
20
10
Math
Reading
White
Hispanic
92
JCPS Students
Performing At or
Above Grade Level
(Apprentice or Above)
on Kentucky CATS
Test, 2002 to 2009
Reading
80
86
Science
62
2002
87
82
76
Math
71
88
71
69
78
70
77
83
81
Black
90
81
81
81
81
72
63
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
80
90
$50,000
$64,062
2000
2002
2004
2006
Cincinnati
Omaha
Louisville
51
Columbus
Jacksonville
Nashville
Its notable commitment to stand out as a
※City of Parks§ extends to other forms of
greenspace, ranking it first among its peer
cities in the number of community gardens
and 9th in park playgrounds per capita.
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Birmingham
Greensboro
Kansas City
Memphis
0
10
82
20
The vibrancy of Louisville＊s arts and cultural
scene was documented in an analysis by The
Brookings Institution, which identified more
performing arts groups here than in most
cities, and a local study ranked it 5th among
its peer cities in the number of visits to all
forms of art and cultural attractions.
30
40
50
60
70
80
5
0
Number of Months Particulate Matter Exceeded
EPA Standard, Louisville Metro, 1999 to 2008
10
Kansas City
Raleigh
Although Louisville still measures well on
housing affordability, the percentage of
families paying more than 30% of total income
for housing has increased. Median home
values had increased more than in most peer
cities before the housing crisis, although not
at the torrid pace of some.
Greensboro
Omaha
Louisville
22
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Columbus
Memphis
14
20
40
60
80
Households Paying More Than
30% of Income for Housing
Increase in Median Home Values, 2000 to 2008
(Prices not adjusted for inflation.)
2008
14
$25,000
8
$50,000
6
4
2
0
Jacksonville
Median Family Income, Louisville Metro
Annual Income:
120
1999
2000
2001
Raleigh
Birmingham
Omaha
Kansas City
Richmond
Memphis
Cincinnati
Louisville
Columbus
Jacksonville
Nashville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Louisville
$60,108
Nashville
Birmingham
1990
Charlotte
Kansas City
2000
Columbus
Dayton
2006/08
Cincinnati
Greensboro
Indianapolis
$20,000
45%
Omaha
Memphis
0
Raleigh
Louisville
Omaha
Birmingham
Charlotte
Greensboro
Kansas City
Dayton
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
Nashville
Jacksonville
Richmond
Memphis
113%
Richmond
$82,856
Charlotte
$56,506
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
Dayton
$100,000
Indianapolis 27%
Includes income, property, sales and auto taxes for hypothetical family of three.
0
20
2002
40
60
80
100
120%
-5
0
5
10
3.2
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
0
.5
1
Measured in Metric Tons
3.4
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
*Average footprint for 100 largest metro areas.
Environmental and transportation
issues remain a challenge. Louisville＊s
transportation and residential energy use
produce a larger carbon footprint than in
all but two of the peer cities. Its on-going
battle against air pollution has reduced
levels of two key pollutants, ozone and PM
2.5, a fine particle pollutant identified as a
health threat.
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Traffic Congestion
Delay for Rush Hour Travelers Compared to
Peer City Average, 1982 to 2007
50
40
Louisville Metro
30
20
140
Peer Cities
Average
10
0
Housing
Health
Percent of Income Spent on Taxes, 2008
16%
100
0
14%
2006
Louisville
2
129
0
2000
Nashville
4
Jacksonville
16 %
1990
Richmond
Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Residents
Nashville
10
Kansas City
8
Indianapolis
14%
Columbus
90
Greenspace
Louisville Metro Poverty Rate
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Jacksonville
6
2008
12
10
89
70
$148,936
12
Science
Source: Jefferson County Public Schools
0
60
$100,000
14
Source: Jefferson County Public Schools
The racial achievement gap
permeates all levels. In reading and
math, the majority of white and Hispanic
students in the Jefferson County Public
Schools score at proficient or higher levels,
while the majority of black students score
lower. Science scores are lower for
all three groups.
50
$150,000
Lower- and median-income families pay
higher state and local taxes here than in
most of Louisville＊s peer cities, however.
70%
40
Source: DC Office of Chief Financial Officer
20
30
$200,000
9%
10
20
Research & Development Expenditures,
University of Louisville, 2000 to 2008
(in millions)
10%
0
10
Data for 1974 and 1980 are for old 7-county Louisville MSA definition. Data for 1990, 2000 and 2007 are for current 13-county Louisville MSA.
Omaha
Less than half of Louisville adults who
attended college came out with a BA or
higher 〞 leaving more than 100,000 with
some college credits but no degree. About
30,000 have an Associate＊s Degree.
2007
The poverty rate in Louisville has risen
back up to 14%, after having fallen over the
last decade. Louisville stands in the middle
among its peer cities on this measure of
economic vitality 每 behind Raleigh and
Charlotte at 8 to 10% but better than
Memphis at almost 19%.
49%
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Dayton
2000
Number of Months Before Returning to Pre-recession Employment Levels
Jacksonville
The percentage of African Americans
living in Louisville who have a Bachelor＊s
Degree or higher is among the lowest of
its peer cities, at 14%.
-10%
0
Memphis
Improving the proportion of all students
who go to college and earn a degree.
65%
1990
-12%
Nashville
Raleigh
Charlotte
Richmond
Columbus
Nashville
Cincinnati
Omaha
Greensboro
Indianapolis
Louisville
Birmingham
Reducing the racial achievement gap.
Columbus
Raising education attainment in Louisville
comes down to two major challenges:
1980
Key investments in the new economy have
slowed during the recession. Research and
development funding at the University of
Louisville grew 132% from 2000 to 2008 but
declined slightly between 2007 and 2008.
U of L ranks 16th on this measure among
18 universities it uses as aspirational
benchmarks.
Kansas City
50%
Charlotte
40
Indianapolis
30
-8%
14%
20
Cincinnati
10%
10
Nashville
26%
Raleigh
Birmingham
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000
Residents, 2006
30%
31%
Source: Texas Transportation Institute
Greensboro
1974
Richmond
10
2007
2006/08
Current
Recession
34
Memphis
Source: Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District
Memphis
Dayton
Jacksonville
The Louisville region has lost more than
29,000 jobs in the current recession and
is suffering high rates of unemployment.
In addition, the community had barely
recovered from the job losses from the
2000 recession before the current downturn
began. The 1980 recession went even
deeper, as shown in the chart.
Raleigh
15
2000
Columbus
Dayton
2.7
Dayton
The time lost to traffic delays by the
average rush-hour commuter here 〞 38
hours in 2007 〞 continued to exceed the
average in Louisville＊s peer cities, as it has
for 25 years. But about 7% of local workers
commute by public transportation, biking
or walking 〞 the second highest rate
among Louisville＊s peer cities.
Data from the National Center for Health
Statistics continue to document higher
mortality rates in Louisville than in the
nation as a whole and higher incidence of
both heart disease and cancer. Almost a
third of Louisville adults are obese, the 5th
highest among its peer cities, but its rate of
infant mortality is among the lowest.
1000
900
800
880
777
700
1990
2000
2006/08
Louisville Metro
600
United States
500
400
274
300
39%
15
20
25
30
35
40%
263
200
100
Mortality
Heart Disease
210
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Health Statistics
2000
-6%
Crime Offense Reports per 1,000
Residents, 2008
Source: The Trust for Public Land Center for City Park Excellence
Kansas City
-4%
Safety
Louisville＊s identity as a desirable place to
live and work benefits from several assets,
including its arts and cultural attractions,
parklands, affordability of housing in
distinctive neighborhoods, and low crime 〞
and suffers from several liabilities, including
negative health indicators, traffic congestion,
and environmental quality.
Average*
Charlotte
20
Source: Federal Bureau Of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports
Omaha
-2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Analysis by University of Louisville Department of Economics
1990
0%
Source: National Science Foundation
Memphis
Louisville
During that same year, the University of
Louisville was the only public university
in Kentucky that improved its six-year
graduation rate, which has risen to 48%
from 31% in 2000.
Overall, the percentage of students
testing at grade level (apprentice or
above) remained the same or dipped
slightly each of the last three years,
and the high school graduation rate
has averaged 74% over the last five
years, meaning that one in four 9th
graders does not graduate on time.
Richmond
33%
Louisville
0
27%
Charlotte
This graphic compares job losses in the
Louisville MSA during major recessions
since 1970, charting the depth and
duration before employment recovered
to pre-recession levels.
15%
Cincinnati
Greensboro
Louisville
Birmingham
Indianapolis
53%
Jobs Lost Compared to Peak Employment
Raleigh
Sum of the Parts
2%
8%
But the one-year data for 2008 showed a
notable jump to 37% 〞 the largest singleyear increase among any of Louisville＊s
peer cities.
Education Attainment by Race:
Bachelor＊s Degree or Higher, Age 25
and Older, 2006/2008
Baseline for Recovery
Birmingham
The percentage of young adults with a
Bachelor＊s Degree or higher has increased
to 33% from 31% in 2000, moving Louisville
up from 11th to 9th among its peer cities,
based on a three-year average of data that
captures trends more accurately than yearto-year variations.
49%
Per Capita Carbon Emissions from Transportation
and Residential Use, Louisville MSA, 2005
25
Recessions＊ Impact on Louisville MSA Employment
Raleigh
Charlotte
Richmond
Columbus
Omaha
Nashville
Carbon Footprint
Days Ozone Level Exceeded National
Standard, Louisville Metro, 1998 to 2009
1990
Young Adults (25 to 34) with
Bachelor＊s Degree or Above
The Greatest Challenge
Air Quality
Quality of Place
Source: Brookings Institution, 2008
Jobs
1982
Education
185
Cancer
2007 testing changes make year-to-year correlations indirect rather than direct.
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Birmingham
Indianapolis
White
Kansas City
Black
14%
Jacksonville
Dayton
0
30%
18%
10
25%
20
30
40
50
60%
College Persistence: Percent Attending College
Who Graduated with Bachelor＊s Degree or
Higher, Age 25 and Older, 2006/2008
Memphis
43%
30
40
50
60
Achievement by Race: JCPS Students Scoring Proficient
or Distinguished on Kentucky CATS Test, 2009
80%
70
71
65
61
60
59
53
50
47
44
40
38
28
30
20
10
Math
Reading
White
Hispanic
92
JCPS Students
Performing At or
Above Grade Level
(Apprentice or Above)
on Kentucky CATS
Test, 2002 to 2009
Reading
80
86
Science
62
2002
87
82
76
Math
71
88
71
69
78
70
77
83
81
Black
90
81
81
81
81
72
63
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
80
90
$50,000
$64,062
2000
2002
2004
2006
Cincinnati
Omaha
Louisville
51
Columbus
Jacksonville
Nashville
Its notable commitment to stand out as a
※City of Parks§ extends to other forms of
greenspace, ranking it first among its peer
cities in the number of community gardens
and 9th in park playgrounds per capita.
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Birmingham
Greensboro
Kansas City
Memphis
0
10
82
20
The vibrancy of Louisville＊s arts and cultural
scene was documented in an analysis by The
Brookings Institution, which identified more
performing arts groups here than in most
cities, and a local study ranked it 5th among
its peer cities in the number of visits to all
forms of art and cultural attractions.
30
40
50
60
70
80
5
0
Number of Months Particulate Matter Exceeded
EPA Standard, Louisville Metro, 1999 to 2008
10
Kansas City
Raleigh
Although Louisville still measures well on
housing affordability, the percentage of
families paying more than 30% of total income
for housing has increased. Median home
values had increased more than in most peer
cities before the housing crisis, although not
at the torrid pace of some.
Greensboro
Omaha
Louisville
22
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Columbus
Memphis
14
20
40
60
80
Households Paying More Than
30% of Income for Housing
Increase in Median Home Values, 2000 to 2008
(Prices not adjusted for inflation.)
2008
14
$25,000
8
$50,000
6
4
2
0
Jacksonville
Median Family Income, Louisville Metro
Annual Income:
120
1999
2000
2001
Raleigh
Birmingham
Omaha
Kansas City
Richmond
Memphis
Cincinnati
Louisville
Columbus
Jacksonville
Nashville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Louisville
$60,108
Nashville
Birmingham
1990
Charlotte
Kansas City
2000
Columbus
Dayton
2006/08
Cincinnati
Greensboro
Indianapolis
$20,000
45%
Omaha
Memphis
0
Raleigh
Louisville
Omaha
Birmingham
Charlotte
Greensboro
Kansas City
Dayton
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
Nashville
Jacksonville
Richmond
Memphis
113%
Richmond
$82,856
Charlotte
$56,506
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
Dayton
$100,000
Indianapolis 27%
Includes income, property, sales and auto taxes for hypothetical family of three.
0
20
2002
40
60
80
100
120%
-5
0
5
10
3.2
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
0
.5
1
Measured in Metric Tons
3.4
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
*Average footprint for 100 largest metro areas.
Environmental and transportation
issues remain a challenge. Louisville＊s
transportation and residential energy use
produce a larger carbon footprint than in
all but two of the peer cities. Its on-going
battle against air pollution has reduced
levels of two key pollutants, ozone and PM
2.5, a fine particle pollutant identified as a
health threat.
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Traffic Congestion
Delay for Rush Hour Travelers Compared to
Peer City Average, 1982 to 2007
50
40
Louisville Metro
30
20
140
Peer Cities
Average
10
0
Housing
Health
Percent of Income Spent on Taxes, 2008
16%
100
0
14%
2006
Louisville
2
129
0
2000
Nashville
4
Jacksonville
16 %
1990
Richmond
Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Residents
Nashville
10
Kansas City
8
Indianapolis
14%
Columbus
90
Greenspace
Louisville Metro Poverty Rate
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Jacksonville
6
2008
12
10
89
70
$148,936
12
Science
Source: Jefferson County Public Schools
0
60
$100,000
14
Source: Jefferson County Public Schools
The racial achievement gap
permeates all levels. In reading and
math, the majority of white and Hispanic
students in the Jefferson County Public
Schools score at proficient or higher levels,
while the majority of black students score
lower. Science scores are lower for
all three groups.
50
$150,000
Lower- and median-income families pay
higher state and local taxes here than in
most of Louisville＊s peer cities, however.
70%
40
Source: DC Office of Chief Financial Officer
20
30
$200,000
9%
10
20
Research & Development Expenditures,
University of Louisville, 2000 to 2008
(in millions)
10%
0
10
Data for 1974 and 1980 are for old 7-county Louisville MSA definition. Data for 1990, 2000 and 2007 are for current 13-county Louisville MSA.
Omaha
Less than half of Louisville adults who
attended college came out with a BA or
higher 〞 leaving more than 100,000 with
some college credits but no degree. About
30,000 have an Associate＊s Degree.
2007
The poverty rate in Louisville has risen
back up to 14%, after having fallen over the
last decade. Louisville stands in the middle
among its peer cities on this measure of
economic vitality 每 behind Raleigh and
Charlotte at 8 to 10% but better than
Memphis at almost 19%.
49%
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Dayton
2000
Number of Months Before Returning to Pre-recession Employment Levels
Jacksonville
The percentage of African Americans
living in Louisville who have a Bachelor＊s
Degree or higher is among the lowest of
its peer cities, at 14%.
-10%
0
Memphis
Improving the proportion of all students
who go to college and earn a degree.
65%
1990
-12%
Nashville
Raleigh
Charlotte
Richmond
Columbus
Nashville
Cincinnati
Omaha
Greensboro
Indianapolis
Louisville
Birmingham
Reducing the racial achievement gap.
Columbus
Raising education attainment in Louisville
comes down to two major challenges:
1980
Key investments in the new economy have
slowed during the recession. Research and
development funding at the University of
Louisville grew 132% from 2000 to 2008 but
declined slightly between 2007 and 2008.
U of L ranks 16th on this measure among
18 universities it uses as aspirational
benchmarks.
Kansas City
50%
Charlotte
40
Indianapolis
30
-8%
14%
20
Cincinnati
10%
10
Nashville
26%
Raleigh
Birmingham
Age Adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000
Residents, 2006
30%
31%
Source: Texas Transportation Institute
Greensboro
1974
Richmond
10
2007
2006/08
Current
Recession
34
Memphis
Source: Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District
Memphis
Dayton
Jacksonville
The Louisville region has lost more than
29,000 jobs in the current recession and
is suffering high rates of unemployment.
In addition, the community had barely
recovered from the job losses from the
2000 recession before the current downturn
began. The 1980 recession went even
deeper, as shown in the chart.
Raleigh
15
2000
Columbus
Dayton
2.7
Dayton
The time lost to traffic delays by the
average rush-hour commuter here 〞 38
hours in 2007 〞 continued to exceed the
average in Louisville＊s peer cities, as it has
for 25 years. But about 7% of local workers
commute by public transportation, biking
or walking 〞 the second highest rate
among Louisville＊s peer cities.
Data from the National Center for Health
Statistics continue to document higher
mortality rates in Louisville than in the
nation as a whole and higher incidence of
both heart disease and cancer. Almost a
third of Louisville adults are obese, the 5th
highest among its peer cities, but its rate of
infant mortality is among the lowest.
1000
900
800
880
777
700
1990
2000
2006/08
Louisville Metro
600
United States
500
400
274
300
39%
15
20
25
30
35
40%
263
200
100
Mortality
Heart Disease
210
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Health Statistics
2000
-6%
Crime Offense Reports per 1,000
Residents, 2008
Source: The Trust for Public Land Center for City Park Excellence
Kansas City
-4%
Safety
Louisville＊s identity as a desirable place to
live and work benefits from several assets,
including its arts and cultural attractions,
parklands, affordability of housing in
distinctive neighborhoods, and low crime 〞
and suffers from several liabilities, including
negative health indicators, traffic congestion,
and environmental quality.
Average*
Charlotte
20
Source: Federal Bureau Of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports
Omaha
-2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Analysis by University of Louisville Department of Economics
1990
0%
Source: National Science Foundation
Memphis
Louisville
During that same year, the University of
Louisville was the only public university
in Kentucky that improved its six-year
graduation rate, which has risen to 48%
from 31% in 2000.
Overall, the percentage of students
testing at grade level (apprentice or
above) remained the same or dipped
slightly each of the last three years,
and the high school graduation rate
has averaged 74% over the last five
years, meaning that one in four 9th
graders does not graduate on time.
Richmond
33%
Louisville
0
27%
Charlotte
This graphic compares job losses in the
Louisville MSA during major recessions
since 1970, charting the depth and
duration before employment recovered
to pre-recession levels.
15%
Cincinnati
Greensboro
Louisville
Birmingham
Indianapolis
53%
Jobs Lost Compared to Peak Employment
Raleigh
Sum of the Parts
2%
8%
But the one-year data for 2008 showed a
notable jump to 37% 〞 the largest singleyear increase among any of Louisville＊s
peer cities.
Education Attainment by Race:
Bachelor＊s Degree or Higher, Age 25
and Older, 2006/2008
Baseline for Recovery
Birmingham
The percentage of young adults with a
Bachelor＊s Degree or higher has increased
to 33% from 31% in 2000, moving Louisville
up from 11th to 9th among its peer cities,
based on a three-year average of data that
captures trends more accurately than yearto-year variations.
49%
Per Capita Carbon Emissions from Transportation
and Residential Use, Louisville MSA, 2005
25
Recessions＊ Impact on Louisville MSA Employment
Raleigh
Charlotte
Richmond
Columbus
Omaha
Nashville
Carbon Footprint
Days Ozone Level Exceeded National
Standard, Louisville Metro, 1998 to 2009
1990
Young Adults (25 to 34) with
Bachelor＊s Degree or Above
The Greatest Challenge
Air Quality
Quality of Place
Source: Brookings Institution, 2008
Jobs
1982
Education
185
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