Workforce Information
The Area laborshed has been determined to include 189,155 individuals based on a new 2004 Labor Market Report. This study was conducted specifically for the area by the Northern Illinois Center for Governmental Studies and includes the population age 18 - 64.
The study reveals a potential available workforce of 56, 367.
The component numbers of the available workforce are: Unemployed 10,025; Underemployed 43,316 and; Re-entering Retirees 3,026 totaling 56,367.
Salary requirements for this workforce average under $30,000 annually for a workforce with over 6 years of experience on average.
Excellent transportation networks enable this workforce to commute daily up to 35 miles in distance as documented by area employer zip sorts of their workers.
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