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Clay County benefits from the historically accurate stereotype of workers with a "Midwestern work ethic." Low turnover, sick leave and an expectation to provide a day's work for a day's pay are the norm here.

Statistically, Clay County offers a workforce with above average education and convenient access to advantage training and education.

For related details, visit the Clay County government site, which features excellent additional information, including an interactive county locations map.

Another excellent source of information is provided by an area energy provider. KCP&L's unique LocationOne Information System (LOIS) offers direct access to key demographic, building and site information for Clay County.

You should also visit the special section on Clay County published by the prestigious regional magazine, Ingram's. The pages offer detailed demographics as well as analysis of this area's growth and potential.

• Federal statistics place Clay County's unemployment at 3.8 percent in April 2004, compared to 5.9 percent for Jackson County and 3.4 percent for Platte County.

• These rates are down slightly from the same time in 2003 and indicate the influx of retail and other commercial activity in the area. In addition to enjoying low unemployment rates,

• Clay County can access a huge labor pool, estimated at about 321,670 workers, making availability good for employers.

• Within this pool, roughly four percent would be interested in jobs paying $8 an hour, while 11 percent would be interested in a $10 an hour wage rate and 14 percent would be interested in working for $12 an hour.


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