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Workforce
Unemployment:
Year |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Rate |
2001 |
3450 |
3211 |
239 |
6.9% |
2002 |
3090 |
2903 |
187 |
6.1% |
2003 |
3010 |
2832 |
178 |
5.9% |
Highest Education Complete:
- High School Grad or GED - 47.4%
- Some College, no degree - 21.1%
- Bachelors Degree - 9%
- Masters - 2.6%
- Professional School Degree or PhD - 0.9%
- Graduate or Professional Degree - 3.5%
Commuting Distance:
- % of county residents working outside of county - 17.6%
- % of county employees living outside of county - 11.5%
Occupation Percentage of Shelby County:
- Management, professional & related occupations - 27.5%
- Service occupations - 14.5%
- Sales and Office occupations - 19.3%
- Farming, Fishing & Forestry occupations - 3.3%
- Construction, extractions & maintenance occupations - 10.0%
Data obtained from Missouri Census Data Center |