Skilled Workforce and Labor Availability

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1 Skilled Workforce and Labor Availability

2 Logistics Park Kansas City is located in the Southwest Johnson County Kansas community of Edgerton which is approximately 30 minutes from downtown Kansas City, Mo. While the population of Edgerton is approximately 1,600 people, Johnson County is a major employment engine in the southern part of the Kansas City metro area. With more than 550,000 residents, Johnson County Kansas is the second largest county in the Kansas City metro and a great place to find quality employees. Logistics Park Kansas City is expected to generate 13,000 jobs during the next 10 to 20 years. With an educated and abundant workforce, companies evaluating LPKC as a location for warehouses or distribution facilities can be assured that the workforce in the surrounding cities, counties and states can accommodate the labor pool needs. Kansas City is a Commuters Region In 2012, there were approximately 1.31 million workers residing in Kansas City s 23-county laborshed. Johnson County s labor force of 300,577 accounted for 22.9% of the laborshed s total Commuting Patterns: In 2012, an estimated 127,080 workers commuted to jobs in Johnson County from other counties Approximately 66.3% of Johnson County s resident labor force, 189,220 persons, worked for Johnson County employers during 2012 The remaining 96,368 members of Johnson County s labor force (33.7%) commuted to jobs outside the county 1 Logistics Park Kansas City

3 The Johnson County Labor Force Johnson County Kansas s economy has experienced unparalleled growth and diversification for more than two decades and presently ranks as one of the nation s most dynamic metro-centers. Johnson County enables the State of Kansas and the Kansas City metropolitan area to successfully compete with the nation s other premier business locations in the pursuit of international investment. The largest county in the state of Kansas, between 2001 and 2011, Johnson County s population grew by 87,933 persons (18.9%) to a total of 552,991. In 2011, the Johnson County economy provided 32% of the full- and part-time employment in the Kansas City metro and 23% of the total in the State of Kansas. There were 879,042 workers, 67.1% of the Kansas City laborshed s total, living in Johnson County and the seven counties that touch its borders. During the year, the average unemployment rate for Johnson County and the seven counties that touch its borders was 6.6%. This calculated to approximately 57,649 unemployed persons in these counties seeking jobs LABOR FORCE 2 logisticsparkkc.com

4 The Johnson County Laborshed 2013 The Johnson County Laborshed is defined as the area within approximately a one-hour commute from Johnson County. LABORSHED 3 Logistics Park Kansas City

5 Occupations of the Laborshed s Workforce: In 2012, approximately 72,096 (5.9%) persons residing in the laborshed were in transportation and material moving occupations Jackson County had the largest share (26.3%) of the laborshed workers in transportation and material moving occupations, followed by Johnson County with 13.3% TRANSPORTATION & MATERIAL OCCUPATIONS 4 Logistics Park Kansas City

6 Industry of Laborshed Workers: In 2012, there were approximately 60,747 laborshed residents working for firms in the transportation and warehousing industry 5.0% of the region s total workforce Transportation and warehousing firms employed 10,738 Johnson County residents during This amounted to 3.8% of the county s total labor force and 17.7% of the total laborshed. LABOR FORCE WORKING IN TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING INDUSTRY 5 Logistics Park Kansas City

7 Labor Force Working in Wholesale and Retail Trade Industries The laborshed had 48,535 workers in the wholesale trade industries in 2012, 4.0% of the region s total There were 13,822 Johnson County residents employed by wholesale trade industry firms, 4.8% of the county s total workforce The retail trade industry employed 143,697 residents from the laborshed, 11.7% of the total labor force There were 34,128 Johnson County workers employed by retail trade firms, 23.7% of the laborshed workers in this industry LABOR FORCE WORKING IN WHOLESALE TRADE INDUSTRY LABOR FORCE WORKING IN RETAIL TRADE INDUSTRY 6 Logistics Park Kansas City

8 Workforce Programs Due to the increased need for a skilled and motivated workforce, many educational institutions around the Kansas City area have developed relevant trucking and warehouse management training programs to continue to provide a well-qualified labor force into the future. For more information, visit the links below: Johnson County Community College Kansas Department of Commerce Institute for Workforce Innovation Additional Resources KCWorkforce.com The Kansas City Workforce System Data Reports Kansas City Transportation Industry Overview Johnson County Labor Market Reports Edgerton, KS logisticsparkkc.com