1. S OMERSET C OMMUNITY C OLLEGE M ARCH 2012 P LANNING R ETREAT THE AREA ECONOMY David A. Wiles Chief Officer Workforce Solutions

2. REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Current (December 2011): 10.2% Last Year: 10.6%

3. E MPLOYMENT BY C OUNTY ( D ECEMBER 2011, W ORKFORCE K ENTUCKY ) Adair 8,762 Casey 6,676 Clinton 4,471 Cumberland 2,769 Green 5,250 Laurel 23,714 Lincoln 9,328 McCreary 5,223 Pulaski 25,465 Rockcastle 6,406 Russell 7,900 Taylor 12,700 Wayne 8,238 Whitley 14,397

4. U NEMPLOYMENT BY C OUNTY (D ECEMBER 2011 – W ORKFORCE K ENTUCKY ) 2011 2010 Adair 8.5% 9.7% Casey 8.9%10.5% Clinton 9.7% 8.8% Cumberland 11.0%10.3% Green 8.4%10.9% Laurel 9.8%10.5% Lincoln 11.4% 13.6% McCreary 13.6%13.8% Pulaski 9.8%10.1% Rockcastle 11.8% 9.1% Russell 9.5%10.3% Taylor 8.4% 9.8% Wayne 11.9%13.3% Whitley 9.8%11.4%

5. O PPORTUNITIES A VAILABLE T HROUGH W ORKFORCE S OLUTIONS Retraining at SCC for new careers CDL Lineman Technical Trades

6. W HAT ’ S HOT?W HAT ’ S NOT? Online Classes Yearning for last year’s financial aid policies Current Campus Smoking Policy Gasoline prices New Federal financial aid regulations Smoke-free Campus