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Current Employment Picture
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY - RENO COUNTY
| | Industry | Employment | Percent of Workforce | | Mining | 84 | 0.3% | | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting | 312 | 1.1% | | Construction | 1,358 | 4.8% | | Manufacturing | 3,104
| 11.0%
| | Transportation | 486
| 1.7% | | Wholesale Trade | 1,116
| 4.0% | | Retail Trade | 3,331 | 11.8% | | Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (FIRE) | 1,043 | 3.7% | | Professional & Technical Services/Information | 1,139
| 4.0%
| | Management | 572 | 2.0% | Entertainment/Recreation/
Hospitality | 2,856 | 10.1% | | Health | 4,765 | 16.9% | | Other | 2,471
| 8.8% | | Government | 5,665 | 20.1% | | Total Non-Agricultural Employment | 28,196 | 100.0% |
Source: Kansas Department of Labor, 2009BLUE COLLAR VS WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYMENT
RENO COUNTY
| Total White Collar Employment
| 15,477
| 50.9%
| Total Blue Collar Employment
| 14,930
| 49.1%
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Source: US Census Bureau, 2000LABOR PARTICIPATION RATE
RENO COUNTY | | Population Age 16+ | 51,030 | | Employed | 30,407 | | Unemployed | 1,256 | | In Armed Forces | 83 | | Not in Labor Force | 19,284 | | Labor Participation Rate | 62.2% |
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