Labor Pool:
Coffey County's work force is drawn from a labor market area (LMA) of 68,235 people within a 45 mile radius.

Under-employment
The secondary work force, comprised of persons available for part-time labor, non-working spouses, and under-employed workers is estimated at 5,289 for the LMA.

County Labor Force for March 2008 (est.):  5,031

County Unemployment Rate for March 2008 (est.):  4.3%

Transportation and Public Utilities:
Approximately 1100 people are employed in transportation and public utilities with 928 employed at the only nuclear power plant in Kansas located in Coffey County - "Wolf Creek."

Industry	Establishments	Employment	Average Wage
Private	232	2,947	$42,806
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing       & Hunting	5	50	$18,221
Mining	8	47	$28,969
Construction	34	80	$22,001
Manufacturing	9	194	$31,452
Wholesale Trade	12	75	$28,745
Retail Trade	40	435	$15,761
Transportation &       Warehousing	14	92	$19,377
Information	4	25	$25,894
Finance & Insurance	20	129	$30,708
Professional & Technical       Services	13	32	$24,687
Administrative & Waste       Services	8	118	$55,859
Health Care & Social       Assistance	22	148	$21,705
Arts, Entertainment &       Recreation	3	13	$5,997
Accommodation & Food       Services	18	386	$9,384
Other Services, except Public       Administration	16	50	$32,637
Government	38	1,282	$25,210
Total - Private & Government	270	4,230	$37,463

2006 Annual Employment and Wages by County, Kansas Labor Market Information Services

Manufacturer's located in Coffey County

Burlington

      Aviation Simulation Technology, 10 Employees

Manufactures & Services Flight Training Simulators

      Charloma, Inc., 50 Employees

Manufactures Plastic Products

      COF Training Services, Inc., 20 Employees

Training Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

      Coffey County, 160 Employees

County Government & Services

      Coffey County Republican, 14 Employees

Publishing and Printing

      Coffey Health System, 250 Employees

Healthcare, Assisted Living & Ambulance Service

      Hoover's Thriftway, 40 Employees

Grocery Store

      Huff Gardens, 6 Employees

Wholesale Nursery & Greenhouse

      USD #244, 166 Employees

Burlington Schools & Recreation Center

      Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Co., 928 Employees

Nuclear Generating Station

Gridley

      Countertop Trends, LLC, 70 Employees

Manufactures Countertops

LeRoy

      Arnold's Greenhouse, 35 Employees

Sells Flowers, Shrubs, and Lawn & Garden Products

      Luther's Jerky, 10 Employees

Meat Processing

      Mid-American Machine, 50 Employees

Manufactures & Rebuilds Equipment for Tire & Rubber Industry

Waverly

      Wheelers Consolidated, 50 Employees

Manufactures Building Trusses

Occupation Title	Average Wage
Accountants & Auditors	$24.75
Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate	$16.23
Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other	$9.83
Automotive Body & Related Repairers	$14.84
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics	$15.19
Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks	$11.48
Building & Grounds, Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations	$8.69
Bus Drivers, School	$10.30
Carpenters	$14.99
Cashiers	$7.31
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers	$17.10
Chief Executives	$52.66
Child Care Workers	$7.62
Community & Social Services Occupations	$15.44
Construction & Extraction Occupations	$15.22
Construction Laborers	$11.02
Cooks, Fast Food	$6.43
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$14.80
Dentists, General	$83.03
Desktop Publishers	$10.46
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$22.22
Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers	$9.42
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers	$21.13
Electricians	$18.97
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	annual: $37,358
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics	$10.63
Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants	$14.93
Family & General Practitioners	$77.99
Farming, Fishing & Forestry Occupations	$14.06
Floral Designers	$9.93
Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations	$7.47
Funeral Directors	$25.55
Hairdressers, Hairstylists & Cosmetologists	$12.43
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations	$22.85
Healthcare Support Occupations	$9.79
Heating, A/C & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers	$15.57
Helpers - Installation, Maintenance & Repair Workers	$12.89
Highway Maintenance Workers	$12.61
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$16.94
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators	$11.85
Installation, Maintenance & Repair Occupations	$16.58
Insurance Sales Agents	$15.48
Judges, Magistrate Judges, & Magistrates	$49.46
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	annual: $36,900
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand	$9.62
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers	$8.23
Lawyers	$39.50
Legal Occupations	$33.02
Librarians	$18.10
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses	$14.95
Loan Officers	$24.48
Machinists	$13.56
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	$6.89
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General	$13.92
Management Occupations	$32.74
Mechanical Engineers	$28.10
Middle School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational    Education	annual: $36,507
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$17.61
Molding, Coremaking & Casting Machine Setters,    Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	$11.23
Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants	$9.43
Occupational Therapists	$28.02
Office & Administrative Support Occupations	$11.97
Office Clerks, General	$9.57
Painters, Construction & Maintenance	$18.63
Paving, Surfacing & Tamping Equipment Operators	$12.85
Personal Care & Service Occupations	$9.06
Pharmacists	$41.46
Photographers	$11.76
Physical Therapists	$31.71
Physician Assistants	$33.62
Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters	$17.18
Police & Sheriff Patrol Officers	$18.01
Police, Fire & Ambulance Dispatchers	$12.72
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$20.52
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$13.20
Printing Machine Operators	$13.15
Production Occupations	$13.05
Receptionists & Information Clerks	$10.62
Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors	$11.16
Registered Nurses	$21.39
Roofers	$11.42
Roustabouts, Oil & Gas	$12.87
Sales & Related Occupations	$11.19
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational    Education	annual: $37,569
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical & Executive	$10.60
Security Guards	$13.95
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas & Mining	$14.54
Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks	$11.32
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers	$9.88
Structural Iron & Steel Workers	$10.85
Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters	$14.21
Surveyors	$22.16
Tax Preparers	$15.78
Teacher Assistants	annual: $18,025
Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers,    Except Line Installers	$21.82
Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers	$22.44
Tool & Die Makers	$17.43
Transportation & Material Moving Occupations	$12.07
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer	$14.66
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	$12.37
Veterinarians	$34.19
Waiters & Waitresses	$6.64
Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators	$14.18
Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers	$13.91
Wellhead Pumpers	$12.18
% Labor Force Unionized	0%

Kansas Wage Survey - Local Area 5 (SE Kansas), 2007 Edition, Kansas Labor Market Information Services