Beech Tree News Network

There are currently 6,149 open positions in the 10-county region and 5,105 unemployed. Going out 50 miles from our region, the number of open positions, jumps to more than 38,000. South Central Kentucky’s businesses are suffering. Over the past five years, we have worked diligently to ensure a fully functioning, high performing public workforce system is available to serve their needs. Through the work of the South Central Kentucky Workforce Development Board, we are beginning to see appropriate work take place in our region. We are working in partnership with the new administration to ensure the infrastructure to support a high performing public workforce system is in place. And we are working with our schools to provide our companies with the well-trained talent they need upon graduation and beyond.

Click on the link below to view the entire report:

December 2017 Jobs Report.pdf