Labor Pool:
Coffey County's work force is drawn from a labor market area (LMA) of 64,045 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 2013 (est.):  5,250

County Unemployment Rate for March 2013 (est.):  5.4%

Transportation and Public Utilities:
Approximately 1100 people are employed in transportation and public utilities with 1,000 employed at the only nuclear power plant in Kansas located in Coffey County - "Wolf Creek."

Industry	Average Establishments	Average Employment	Average Wage
Accommodation &    Food Services	20	186	$9,516
Admin., Support,    Waste Mgmt.,    Remediation	10	69	$78,520
Agriculture, Forestry,    Fishing & Hunting	5	35	$14,976
Arts, Entertainment    & Recreation	3	13	$5,928
Construction	32	84	$35,516
Finance & Insurance	17	101	$32,864
Health Care & Social    Assistance	26	193	$23,660
Information	5	34	$22,152
Manufacturing	6	99	$30,524
Mining	8	54	$34,268
Other Services,    exc. Public Admin.	14	79	$41,860
Prof. Scientific    & Tech. Services	25	55	$93,808
Retail Trade	44	389	$17,836
Transportation &    Warehousing	14	106	$25,324
Wholesale Trade	13	160	$50,232
Total, All Industries	288	3,886	$52,832
Total, All Private    Industries	248	2,708	$63,180

Labor Market Information Services, Kansas Dept. of Labor

Manufacturer's located in Coffey County

Burlington

      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

      Kan-Seal, 8 Employees

Fluid Sealing Products & WaterJet Cutting Service

      USD #244, 166 Employees

Burlington Schools & Recreation Center

      Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Co., 1,000 Employees

Nuclear Generating Station

Gridley

      Countertop Trends, LLC, 40 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	$24.65
Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate	$17.67
Automotive Body & Related Repairers	$16.64
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics	$16.30
Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks	$13.88
Building & Grounds, Cleaning & Maintenance   Occupations	$10.89
Bus Drivers, School	$11.19
Carpenters	$17.63
Cashiers	$8.60
Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers	$16.55
Child Care Workers	$8.45
Civil Engineers	$30.33
Community & Social Services Occupations	$15.17
Construction & Extraction Occupations	$16.92
Construction Laborers	$13.63
Correctional Officers & Jailers	$13.12
Electrical Engineers	$27.53
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers	$30.34
Electricians	$18.25
Elementary School Teachers, exc. Special Education	annual: $42,531
Emergency Management Directors	$18.19
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics	$11.99
Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants	$19.91
Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,    & Tenders, Metal & Plastic	$14.77
Farming, Fishing & Forestry Occupations	$11.58
Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations	$9.05
Hairdressers, Hairstylists & Cosmetologists	$9.88
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations	$26.10
Healthcare Support Occupations	$10.71
Heating, A/C & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers	$26.35
Highway Maintenance Workers	$13.69
Industrial Engineers	$31.16
Janitors & Cleaners	$10.28
Kindergarten Teachers, exc. Special Education	annual: $42,818
Legal Occupations	$29.08
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses	$16.44
Machinists	$16.53
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General	$15.41
Management Occupations	$38.82
Mechanical Engineers	$34.08
Middle School Teachers, exc. Special &    Vocational Education	annual: $43,973
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, exc. Engines	$17.42
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators &    Tenders, Metal & Plastic	$15.07
Nuclear Engineers	$47.78
Occupational Therapists	$35.54
Office & Administrative Support Occupations	$13.44
Paving, Surfacing & Tamping Equipment Operators	$14.53
Personal Care & Service Occupations	$10.06
Physical Therapists	$37.65
Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters	$21.67
Police & Sheriff Patrol Officers	$15.83
Police, Fire & Ambulance Dispatchers	$12.29
Power Plant Operators	$25.21
Preschool Teachers, exc. Special Education	annual: $40,393
Production Occupations	$15.30
Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors	$10.84
Registered Nurses	$27.64
Roustabouts, Oil & Gas	$13.26
Sales & Related Occupations	$14.29
Secondary School Teachers, exc. Special &   Vocational Education	annual: $44,772
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas & Mining	$21.07
Surveyors	$20.52
Tax Preparers	$13.22
Teacher Assistants	annual: $21,190
Telecommunications Equipment Installers &    Repairers	$25.87
Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers	$22.60
Transportation & Material Moving Occupations	$13.20
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer	$15.92
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	$12.81
Waiters & Waitresses	$8.30
Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System   Operators	$15.39
Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers	$17.81
% Labor Force Unionized	0%

Kansas Wage Survey - Local Area 5 (SE Kansas), 2011 Edition, Kansas Labor Market Information Services