Workforce

Click on the links below for access to online information resources or downloadable data relating to the subject matter. If you encounter an inoperable link, please contact LEAD.

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Resources for Employer & Employee

Education, Employment, & Economic Development: e3.ky.gov
Employment Services:
- Kentucky Office of Employment & Training
  - Bowling Green Career Center (serves Logan County)
- Quality Personnel (Russellville Office)

Labor Market

Employment & Wages:
- US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Kentucky Office of Employment & Training: Workforce Kentucky
Labor Market Information/Quarterly Workforce Indicator: e3.ky.gov Search Engine
Commuting Patterns: e3.ky.gov Search Engine (based on 2000 US Census data)
Data Reports:
- Employment & Occupations (2007): (includes workforce aged 16+ and transportation/travel time data; generated by Claritas, Inc., via subscription through the Tennessee Valley Authority)
  - Logan County
  - Logan County Labor Market Area
- Business & Workforce Demographics (2006): PDF Excel Word (generated by GIS Planning, Inc., via LEAD's participation in the South Central Kentucky regional economic development partnership)

Skills & Training

Find Training Programs & Providers:
- Bluegrass State Skills Corporation Training Services Search
- Workforce Kentucky
Local Skills Assessment, Training, & Degree Providers:
- Kentucky Adult Education
  - Employer Services
  - Logan County Adult Education & Workforce Training
- Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS)
  - KCTCS Workforce Network
  - Bowling Green Technical College
    - Business & Industry Services
- Western Kentucky University (WKU)
  - WKU Distance Education & Learning Outreach (DELO)
    - Cohort Programs: Logan County Training Consortium
      - Associate Degree: Business Technology with emphasis in Manufacturing Management
      - Bachelor of Science Degree: Applied Technology

Secondary Programs: Kentucky Office of Career & Technical Education
- Russellville Area Technology Center
  1103 West 9th Street
  Russellville, KY 42276
  Phone: (270) 726-9432
  Fax: (270) 726-6303
  Principal: Grayson Wells, JosephG.Wells@ky.gov
Training Grants & Tax Credits: Bluegrass State Skills Corporation

Laws & Regulations

Federal:
- US Department of Labor: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Kentucky:
- Worker's Compensation:
  - Overview
  - Kentucky Office of Workers’ Claims
- Labor & Wage Laws: Kentucky Office of Workplace Standards
- Unemployment Insurance: Kentucky Office of Employment & Training

Organized Labor

Non-Union Culture, Pro-Business Environment:
- Union Density of Workforce: 1.8% (percentage of union employees in local workforce based upon Logan County's 2006 total labor force average of 12,531 workers per Workforce Kentucky)
- Executive Testimonial
- LEAD Support for Kentucky Right-to-Work Legislation:
  - 2005-06
  - 2006-07

Local Union: United Auto Workers Local 2407 at Sensus Precision Die Casting, Inc.