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1.3.2 EmploymentTable 1B - Study Area EmploymentEmploymentDearborn County TractsCounty801.01 801.02 802.01 802.02 803 804 805 806 807 TotalTotalEmployed1,275 4,548 961 2,991 2,060 2,785 2,049 3,606 2,808 23,083Agriculture 1.8% 0.2% 2.2% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 1.3% 1.1% 0.7%Construction 11.7% 9.2% 6.7% 11.0% 5.2% 7.5% 8.2% 9.7% 9.5% 8.9%Manufacturing 34.5% 18.6% 21.6% 18.3% 18.3% 17.2% 14.3% 20.2% 31.2% 20.8%Wholesale/Retail12.0% 13.8% 19.6% 17.1% 13.7% 15.7% 12.7% 15.5% 11.3% 14.5%Transportationand5.9% 8.7% 4.1% 7.3% 7.6% 10.0% 11.4% 9.5% 9.0% 8.6%WarehousingInformation 0.0% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 4.0% 2.2% 2.7% 1.8% 0.8% 1.8%Finance 2.4% 7.5% 4.3% 6.2% 4.0% 6.6% 3.7% 4.4% 4.6% 5.3%Professional 5.4% 8.7% 8.6% 11.0% 6.7% 5.3% 4.3% 3.8% 3.1% 6.4%Educational,Health13.3% 16.8% 20.3% 15.5% 12.3% 17.5% 14.3% 16.7% 16.3% 16.0%Arts,Entertainment,Recreation,7.8% 9.1% 7.4% 6.5% 22.2% 9.3% 21.9% 9.0% 8.0% 10.8%Food ServicePublicAdministration2.5% 2.7% 1.9% 0.6% 3.3% 3.6% 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 2.3%Other 2.7% 3.3% 2.0% 4.4% 2.6% 5.0% 3.8% 5.7% 3.2% 3.9%Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000Table 1B above lists the employment characteristics of the nine census tracts of theDearborn County study area. The national and state unemployment rates for the year2000 were approximately 4.0% and 3.7%, respectively, according to the US Departmentof Labor. Dearborn County’s unemployment rate is below both the national and statethresholds at 3.3%. The employment density per square mile within Dearborn County isillustrated in Figure 1-4, on the following page.Major EmployersArgosy Casino located in Lawrenceburg is Dearborn County’s largest employer havingan employment over 2000. Dearborn County’s second largest employer is Joseph E.Seagram and Sons, Inc. with over 600 employees. Other large employers are theAurora Casket Company, Anchor Glass Container, A.D. Cook Pump Company andAmerican Electric Power.Dearborn County Transportation Assessment Page 1-7