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          Employment Concentration of Construction Laborers in Kentucky

          Rank Region 2025 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
          1 Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.68
          2 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.6
          3 Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.45
          4 West Kentucky Balance of State Above average opportunities 1.32
          5 Central Kentucky Balance of State Average opportunities 1.19
          6 Owensboro, KY Metro Area Average opportunities 0.98
          7 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Average opportunities 0.95
          8 Kentucky Average opportunities 0.94
          9 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Average opportunities 0.9
          10 South Central Kentucky Balance of State Average opportunities 0.89
          11 Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Average opportunities 0.86
          12 East Kentucky Balance of State Average opportunities 0.78
          13 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Average opportunities 0.73
          14 Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.61