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Labor Market REVIEW

Statistical Data for January 2008 Region 11 March 2008

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Region 11 Job Openings

The following hourly wage information is for selected occupations that the Indiana Workforce Development offices in Economic Growth Region 11 (Evansville and Vincennes) received during January 2008. The data are from the agency’s Customer Self Service System (CS3) and Seagate Crystal reports software. Occupations are listed in descending order based on number of openings. The following construction wages should not be used as “prevailing wage rates.”

WAGE AND SALARIED EMPLOYMENT

SURROUNDING STATES JANUAYR 2008

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

(Preliminary Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Illinois – 6.2% Indiana – 5.1% Kentucky – 5.9% Michigan – 7.8% Ohio – 6.3%

EVANSVILLE MSA

(Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties in Indiana and Henderson and Webster Counties in Kentucky)

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|AREA |Average Annual |Median Annual |Number of |

|(1/27/08) |Wage Demand |Wage Demand |Applicants |

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|EGR 11* |$22,488 |$18,720 |10,192 |

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|Dubois |$23,024 |$20,800 |380 |

|Gibson |$22,796 |$20,800 |677 |

|Knox |$19,421 |$16,640 |1,708 |

|Perry |$26,618 |$20,800 |194 |

|Pike |$21,963 |$18,720 |247 |

|Posey |$22,793 |$20,800 |555 |

|Spencer |$21,834 |$20,800 |342 |

|Vanderburgh |$22,565 |$18,720 |5,062 |

|Warrick |$25,777 |$20,800 |1,027 |

* Region 11 and EGR 11 include Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties.

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ANNUAL COMPARISON OF

UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS

BY OFFICE

|Local |Dec. |Nov. |Dec. |Previous Month % Change |Previous Year |

|Office |2007 |2007 |2006 | |% Change |

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|INITIAL CLAIMS | | | | | |

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|Evansville |2,600 |2,295 |2,724 |13.3% |-4.6% |

|Vincennes |1,192 |1,210 |914 |-1.5% |30.4% |

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|Indiana |59,048 |66,273 |55,203 |-10.9% |7.0% |

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|TOTAL CLAIMS* | | | | | |

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|Evansville |16,088 |13,824 |20,526 |16.4% |-21.6% |

|Vincennes |7,288 |5,742 |6,591 |26.9% |10.6% |

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|Indiana |400,081 |360,516 |427,630 |11.0% |-6.4% |

*Total Claims include both initial and continued unemployment insurance claims.

| |MINIMUM HOURLY |AVERAGE |MAXIMUM HOURLY |

|OCCUPATIONAL |WAGE |HOURLY |WAGE |

|TITLES | |WAGE | |

| | | | |

|Production Laborers |$9.00 |$11.05 |$13.00 |

|Assemblers |8.85 |10.80 |15.16 |

|Welder-Fitters |9.00 |11.75 |15.00 |

|Production Helpers |9.00 |10.58 |11.75 |

|Secretaries |5.25 |8.58 |16.09 |

|Cashiers |5.15 |6.41 |9.00 |

|Truck Drivers, Heavy |9.50 |14.08 |18.03 |

|Route Drivers |5.15 |9.27 |15.00 |

|Receptionists/Information Clerks |5.25 |7.42 |10.00 |

|Accounting Clerks |8.00 |11.79 |14.51 |

|Waiters & Waitresses |5.15 |5.31 |5.85 |

|Janitors & Cleaners |7.00 |8.83 |13.00 |

|Food Preparation & Service Workers |5.15 |5.54 |7.00 |

|Cooks: Restaurant |5.15 |7.79 |10.00 |

|Salespersons: Retail |6.75 |7.50 |8.00 |

|Maintenance Repairers: General Utility |$8.00 |$13.06 |$17.00 |

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

(CPI-U Change) Unadjusted Percent Change

| |Jan. 07 to Jan. 08 |Dec. 07 to Jan. 08 |2006 to 2007 |

|U.S. City Average | | | |

|All Items |4.3% |.5% |2.8% |

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|Food & Beverages |4.8% |.9% |3.9% |

|Housing |3.0% |.6% |3.1% |

|Apparel |-.2% |-2.1% |-.4% |

|Transportation |9.4% |.5% |2.1% |

|Medical Care |4.9% |.8% |4.4% |

|Recreation |1.0% |.3% |.5% |

|Education & Communication |3.4% |.2% |2.4% |

|Other Goods & Services |3.0% |.4% |3.6% |

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|Midwest Region (All Items)* |4.3% |.6% |2.7% |

LOCAL EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS

Local Employment Dynamics (LED), a partnership between the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, provides innovative demographic employment information (Quarterly Workforce Indicators) for local decision makers, economic development agencies, education and training institutions, and transportation agencies. The Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) measure the performance of the local economy. Turnover, separations, new hires, and average new hire earnings by county, metropolitan area, and Workforce Investment area are among the data items on the web site. The web address is: .

EVANSVILLE MSA WAGE & SALARIED EMPLOYMENT,

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT, 2006 – 2007

| | | |NUMERICAL CHANGE |PERCENT CHANGE |

| |2006 |2007 |2006-2007 |2006-2007 |

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|TOTAL NON FARM |179,300 |178,900 |-400 |-.2% |

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|Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |13,200 |13,500 |300 |2.3% |

|Manufacturing |34,100 |32,200 |-1,900 |-5.6% |

|Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities |36,800 |36,900 |100 |.3% |

|Information Services |2,800 |2,700 |-100 |-3.6% |

|Financial Activities |6,300 |6,200 |-100 |-1.6% |

|Professional & Business Services |17,100 |17,100 |0 |0% |

|Educational & Health Services |27,200 |27,600 |400 |1.5% |

|Leisure & Hospitality |16,600 |16,500 |-100 |-.6% |

|Other Services |7,400 |7,500 |100 |1.4% |

|Government |17,800 |18,800 |1,000 |5.6% |

CHANGE FROM

DEC 2007 JAN 2007

JAN DEC JAN TO TO

2008 2007 2007 JAN 2008 JAN 2008

Total Nonfarm 177,600 181,100 175,200 -3,500 -1.9% +2,400 +1.4%

Goods Producing 44,000 45,000 45,300 -1,000 -2.2% -1,300 -2.9%

Mining & Construction 12,500 13,300 12,400 -800 -6.0% +100 +0.8%

Manufacturing 31,500 31,700 32,900 -200 -0.6% -1,400 -4.3%

Durable Goods 17,600 17,600 18,300 +0 +0.0% -700 -3.8%

Service Providing 133,600 136,100 129,900 -2,500 -1.8% +3,700 +2.8%

Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util. 36,900 37,700 36,800 -800 -2.1% +100 +0.3%

Wholesale Trade 7,800 7,800 7,700 +0 +0.0% +100 +1.3%

Retail Trade 19,400 20,100 19,400 -700 -3.5% +0 +0.0%

General Merchandise Stores 4,200 4,500 4,100 -300 -6.7% +100 +2.4%

Trans., Warehousing, & Utilities 9,700 9,800 9,700 -100 -1.0% +0 +0.0%

Information Services 3,100 3,100 2,700 +0 +0.0% +400 14.8%

Financial Activities 6,100 6,100 6,200 +0 +0.0% -100 -1.6%

Professional & Business Services 16,600 17,300 16,500 -700 -4.0% +100 +0.6%

Educational & Health Services 27,800 28,100 27,100 -300 -1.1% +700 +2.6%

Health Care & Social Assistance 23,500 23,500 22,700 +0 +0.0% +800 +3.5%

Hospitals 9,200 9,200 9,100 +0 +0.0% +100 +1.1%

Leisure & Hospitality Services 15,800 16,300 16,000 -500 -3.1% -200 -1.3%

Food Services & Drinking Places 12,500 12,900 12,600 -400 -3.1% -100 -0.8%

Other Services 7,400 7,400 7,400 +0 +0.0% +0 +0.0%

Government 19,900 20,100 17,200 -200 -1.0% +2,700 +15.7%

Federal Government 1,400 1,400 1,400 +0 +0.0% +0 +0.0%

State Government 3,800 3,900 3,100 -100 -2.6% +700 +22.6%

Local Government 14,700 14,800 12,700 -100 -0.7% +2,000 +15.7%

Local Government Education 9,300 9,400 7,300 -100 -1.1% +2,000 +27.4%

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+Note: LAUS 2007 sub-state county estimates reflect monthly preliminary estimates. Prior years' estimates were benchmarked in 2007. Revised/benchmarked estimates for LAUS sub-state areas for 2003-2007 will be available on April 18, 2008. The statewide benchmark revisions for LAUS 2007 estimates have already been updated.

Changes: Effective with the release of 2007 annual average estimates the labor force data were revised to incorporate updated population controls, re-estimation of models, and adjustment to new division and national control totals. In addition, effective with the release of February 2008 local area unemployment statistics in March revision of the prior month’s estimates will resume.

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Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) Quick Facts

Indiana, Economic Growth Region 11 & Evansville Metropolitan Statistical Area

(Indiana Counties only)

|QWI Quick Facts |Evansville MSA (IN Counties) |EGR 11 |Indiana |

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|Total Employment |147,747 |206,497 |2,796,772 |

|Net Job Flows |-6,138 |-6,246 |-27,511 |

|Job Creation |5,851 |8,250 |148,794 |

|New Hires |18,845 |25,497 |398,837 |

|Separations |27,659 |35,847 |511,849 |

|Turnover |10.4% |10.1% |11.0% |

|Avg. Monthly Earnings | | | |

| |$3,190 |$3,069 |$3,304 |

|Avg. New Hire Earnings | | | |

| |$1,716 |$1,795 |$2,033 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, Local Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD), Local Employment Dynamics (LED), 4th Quarter 2006.

Jan 05

All Items

Food/Beverages

Housing

Apparel

Transportation

Medical Care

Recreation

Education/Communication

Other Goods/Services

CHANGES

Establishment survey data reflect conversion to the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information on the update to NAICS 2007

BLS has discontinued publication of all metropolitan area hours and earnings series from the Current Employment Statistics survey. Also all nonfarm employment series for 65 small metropolitan areas have been discontinued. For a list of discontinued series, see “Reductions to Current Employment Statistics Metropolitan Area Series at

Region 11* APPLICANT POOL

January 27, 2008

LMI Website



The Department of Workforce Development’s Customer Self Service System (CS3) performs matches between job applicants looking for work and employers looking for new employees. Applicant Pool provides a numerical ranking of the top jobs being sought by job applicants.

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U.S. City Average

Unadjusted percent change to January 2006 from:

REGIONAL, STATE, & METROPOLITAN UNEMPLOYMENT

Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in January. Overall, 27 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 16 states registered decreases, and 7 states had no changes reported the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Over the year, jobless rates were up in 32 states and the District of Columbia, down in 14 states, and unchanged in 4 states.

In January, Michigan reported the highest seasonally adjusted jobless rate at 7.1 percent while South Dakota recorded the lowest rate at 2.6 percent.

Unemployment rates were higher in January than a year earlier in 234 of 369 metropolitan areas, lower in 111 areas, and unchanged in 24 areas.

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2nd QUARTER 2007 AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES

“Covered Employment and Payrolls” include employees working for firms subject to the Indiana Employment and Training Services Act. The Act, in general, includes employers with one or more employees. Railroads, small nonprofit institutions, and churches are excluded. Only part of the employment in private households and on farms is included. Federal government employees are not included in these figures.

Average Weekly Wages are computed from quarterly earnings and average employment. The figures are computed from payroll totals so they include all employees. The Average Weekly Earnings for Manufacturing are based on the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).

|AREA |ALL INDUSTRIES |MANUFACTURING |

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|INDIANA |$696 |$ 953 |

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|Dubois |$631 |$ 663 |

|Gibson |$851 |$1,268 |

|Knox |$533 |$ 632 |

|Perry |$610 |$ 879 |

|Pike |$754 |$ 756 |

|Posey |$891 |$1,445 |

|Spencer |$564 |$ 841 |

|Vanderburgh |$675 |$ 950 |

|Warrick |$687 |$1,213 |

|REGION 11 JOB TITLES |NUMBER OF APPLICANTS |

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|Assemblers |4,054 |

|Production Laborers |3,306 |

|All Other Machine Operators |2,198 |

|Forklift/Industrial Truck Operators |2,080 |

|All Other Hand Workers |2,011 |

|Hand Packers & Packagers |1,701 |

|General Office Clerks |1,449 |

|Production Inspectors, Testers, & Graders |1,420 |

|All Other Metal & Plastic Machine Operators |1,417 |

|Plastic Molding & Casting Machine Operators |1,321 |

|Cashiers, General |1,312 |

|Shipping & Receiving Clerks |1,231 |

|Receptionists/Information Clerks |1,222 |

|Stock Clerks: Stockroom/Warehouse |1,193 |

|Production Helpers |1,158 |

|File Clerks |1,078 |

|Administrative Assistants |1,063 |

|All Other Precision Assemblers |1,044 |

|All Other Machine Setters & Set-Up Operators |1,015 |

|Packaging/Filling Machine Operators |1,011 |

LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

January 2008 PRELIMINARY

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Release Date: 3/11/08

| |LABOR |NUMBER |NUMBER |U.R. |U.R. |U.R. |

|AREA |FORCE |EMPLOYED |UNEMPL. |1/08(p) |12/07 |1/07 |

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|U.S. |152,828,000 |144,607,000 |8,221,000 |5.4% |4.8% |5.0% |

|INDIANA |3,191,164 |3,029,437 |161,727 |5.1% |4.5% |5.4% |

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|EGR 11* |218,650 |209,087 |9,563 |4.4% |3.9% |5.2% |

|Evansville MSA** |180,665 |172,317 |8,348 |4.6% |4.3% |5.3% |

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|Dubois |21,929 |21,195 |734 |3.3% |2.8% |3.6% |

|Gibson |16,981 |16,268 |713 |4.2% |3.9% |4.9% |

|Henderson Co., KY |22,928 |21,742 |1,186 |5.2% |4.8% |6.1% |

|Knox |19,706 |18,898 |808 |4.1% |3.8% |4.6% |

|Perry |9,653 |9,174 |479 |5.0% |4.0% |5.6% |

|Pike |6,060 |5,789 |271 |4.5% |4.2% |4.9% |

|Posey |13,595 |13,010 |585 |4.3% |3.7% |4.8% |

|Spencer |10,190 |9,694 |496 |4.9% |4.1% |5.2% |

|Vanderburgh |90,031 |85,823 |4,208 |4.7% |4.3% |5.4% |

|Warrick |30,505 |29,236 |1,269 |4.2% |3.7% |4.5% |

|Webster Co., KY |6,626 |6,238 |388 |5.9% |6.4% |6.6% |

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|Boonville |3,253 |3,054 |199 |6.1% |+ |+ |

|Evansville |58,342 |55,237 |3,105 |5.3% |4.9% |6.2% |

|Jasper |7,186 |6,981 |205 |2.9% |+ |+ |

|Mount Vernon |3,411 |3,243 |168 |4.9% |+ |+ |

|Petersburg |996 |942 |54 |5.4% |+ |+ |

|Princeton |4,062 |3,838 |224 |5.5% |+ |+ |

|Rockport |969 |896 |73 |7.5% |+ |+ |

|Tell City |3,909 |3,700 |209 |5.3% |+ |+ |

|Vincennes |9,163 |8,737 |426 |4.6% |+ |+ |

|Vol. 2008-1 | |

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|In This Issue | |

|Data for January 2008 | |

|For Release March 2008 |Page |

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|Labor Force Estimates |1 |

|**Evansville MSA Employment |2 |

|**Evansville MSA Annual Employment |3 |

|Local Employment Dynamics (LED) |3 |

|U.S. Consumer Price Index |3 |

|Unemployment Claims |4 |

|*EGR 11 Job Openings |4 |

|*EGR 11 Applicant Pool |5 |

|*EGR 11 Wage Demand |5 |

|Average Weekly Wages |6 |

|Computer Classes |6 |

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RANKING by COUNTY

(High to Low)

|RANK – JAN 2008 |COUNTY |JAN 2008 RATE (p) |

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|1 |Fayette |10.2% |

|58 |Perry |5.0% |

|60 |Spencer |4.9% |

|70 |Vanderburgh |4.7% |

|72 |Pike |4.5% |

|77 |Posey |4.3% |

|78 |Gibson |4.2% |

|79 |Warrick |4.2% |

|82 |Knox |4.1% |

|89 |Dubois |3.3% |

|92 |Hamilton |3.1% |

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SELECTED JANUARY 2008 JOB OPENINGS & STARTING WAGES FOR REGION 11

ECONOMIC GROWTH REGION 11* WAGE DEMAND

The Department of Workforce Development’s Customer Self Service System (CS3) performs matches between job applicants seeking work and employers looking for new employees. Wage Demand provides the applicants’ desired wages and the number of applicants registered in CS3. The pool of applicants who are registered in the CS3 system is examined each week. Applicants define their wage expectations for the work that they would like to obtain. An average wage demand and median wage demand are calculated for the selected geographical area. The data are available from the state level to the county level. For other areas, check out our web site: under Wage Demand on the Site Map/Index.

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The pool of applicants

who are registered in the CS3 system is examined each week. The data are available from the state level to the county level. For other areas, check out

our web site: under Applicant Pool on

the Site Map/Index.

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Cathy Boatman

Regional Market Analyst

Research & Analysis

(812) 424-4473 extension 237

cboatman@dwd.

SERVING…

Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties.

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Notes for both tables: Current month data are preliminary. Data are rounded and may not add to total. Data are based on 2007 benchmark and subject to benchmarking in 2009.

Average earnings are gross figures and are affected by premium pay for overtime, incentive rates, shift differentials, and changes in basic hourly rates. Figures cover production workers in manufacturing and non-supervisory employees in other industry divisions.

Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Research and Analysis, Current Employment Statistics Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Department of Workforce Development’s Customer Self Service System (CS3) performs matches between applicants seeking work and employers looking for new employees. Applicant Pool provides a numerical ranking of the top jobs being sought by applicants.

NEED RECRUITMENT HELP?

Call your nearest WorkOne office.

Evansville – (812) 424-4473 extension 241

Vincennes – (812) 882-8770

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*EGR 11 includes Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties. **Evansville MSA includes Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties in

Indiana and Henderson and Webster Counties in Kentucky.

*Midwest Region = Midwest Urban Average. Expenditure categories are not available on a regional basis. Midwest Region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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