Hodgenville and Larue County will benefit from the growth in Elizabethtown and Hardin County, as it has enjoyed solid payroll growth since 2007. Much of that has been the result of jobs associated with Fort Knox.
As long as the next round of Base Realignment and Closure Commission is favorable to the area, this will continue to be the outcome in the region.
A recent report from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce shows bordering Hardin County is among the better economically performing areas, along with Madison and Christian Counties; both of which also have military bases located in them.
The concern is how consistent the amount of dollars allocated to these bases will continue to remain level or increase. If it is decided to cut back on funding any time in the future, Hardin and Larue County will suffer as a result.
As for the overall state of Kentucky, since 2007, it still hasn't reached the job level it was at in 2007, still down by close to 34,000 jobs, or 2%.
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December 28, 2013
December 17, 2013
Campbellsville Attracts Seasonal Mobile Workers
Nicknamed Camperforce, a group of mobile RV travelers have traveled to Campbellsville to work the Christmas season for Amazon.com (AMZN).
As locals in the area know, the seasonal, mobile workers stay at one of four campgrounds in the area while they do their jobs. These workers travel around the United States, getting hired in a variety of places which need people for specific times of the year.
The Campbellsville workers work three or four days a week from the latter part of September to around Christmas, or a period of about three months. It's estimated as many as 600 people may have been hired by Amazon at the Kentucky fulfillment center, doing jobs such as unloading trucks, picking, stowing, labeling, among other similar work.
Other parts of the country including Campforce initiatives are Coffeyville, Kan., and Fernley, Nev.
It isn't clear if workers from Kentucky participate in the program or not.
As locals in the area know, the seasonal, mobile workers stay at one of four campgrounds in the area while they do their jobs. These workers travel around the United States, getting hired in a variety of places which need people for specific times of the year.
The Campbellsville workers work three or four days a week from the latter part of September to around Christmas, or a period of about three months. It's estimated as many as 600 people may have been hired by Amazon at the Kentucky fulfillment center, doing jobs such as unloading trucks, picking, stowing, labeling, among other similar work.
Other parts of the country including Campforce initiatives are Coffeyville, Kan., and Fernley, Nev.
It isn't clear if workers from Kentucky participate in the program or not.
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