Lyon County Average Civilian Labor Force

                    Year                                    Labor Force

2001

18,256

2002

19,861

2003

20,367

2004

19,343

2005

20,519

2006

20,208

2007

19,306

For the most current monthly unemployment rate go to:

http://laborstats.dol.ks.gov/lfe/lfe.htm

Lyon County Annual Unemployment Rate

1996

4.5%

2000

3.6%

2004

4.8%

1997

4.0%

2001

4.8%

2005

4.5%

1998

4.0%

2002

4.8%

2006

4.1%

1999

3.1%

2003

4.6%

2007

4.0%

Local Manufacturer’s Characteristics

Manufacturing plants in the community:

23

Manufacturing plants with unions:

3

Strikes in the last 5 years affecting 5% or more of the workforce:

0

Population

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2005

City

15,669

18,190

23,116

25,287

25,512

26,760

27,416

County

25,576

26,928

31,866

35,108

34,732

35,935

36,564