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          Employment Concentration of Chief Executives in Kentucky

          Rank Region 2025 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
          1 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.48
          2 Central Kentucky Balance of State Average opportunities 0.94
          3 Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Average opportunities 0.9
          4 Owensboro, KY Metro Area Average opportunities 0.82
          5 Kentucky Average opportunities 0.79
          6 Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Average opportunities 0.76
          7 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Average opportunities 0.72
          8 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Average opportunities 0.72
          9 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.68
          10 West Kentucky Balance of State Below average opportunities 0.66
          11 Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.66
          12 Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.59
          13 South Central Kentucky Balance of State Below average opportunities 0.55
          14 East Kentucky Balance of State Below average opportunities 0.5