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<br />. <br /> <br />In 1982, the average house within a ten mile radius of <br />Mooresville was valued at $37,139. This compared with average <br />values of $31,222 within Morgan County and $39,339 in Indiana. <br /> <br />Employment <br /> <br />There is less unemployment in Morgan County than in Indiana <br />overall. Unemployment among the county's total labor force of <br />28,130 in April of 1989 was 3,9%, compared to 4.0% within <br />Indiana. <br /> <br />Within Morgan County, about one-third of total wages and <br />salaries is attributable to manufacturing. Manufacturing wages <br />and salaries between 1990 and 2000 are expected to grow slightly <br />faster than the total. <br /> <br />Morgan County <br />WaQes !!!. Salaries <br /> <br />1991 <br /> <br />1992 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Compound <br />Annual <br />Growth <br /> <br />Manufacturing <br /> <br />25.2 MM...36.2 MM 4.6% <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />75.2 MM····........I05.6 MM 3.8% <br /> <br />Figure 5, Manufacturing vs. Total Wages in Morgan County. <br />In constant 1972 dollars. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />There are lower levels of spending in Morgan County relative to <br />the state that may be attributed to commuting patterns and the <br />lack of a major shopping center in the county. Retail sales <br />within Morgan County averaged $3,209 per capita in 1982, 26% <br />less than the state average of $4,324. <br /> <br />In 1980, nearly 40% of Morgan County's labor force commuted to <br />jobs outside the county. Approximately ten times as many people <br />commuted out of Morgan County to jobs in neighboring counties as <br />commuted to jobs in Morgan County from surrounding counties. <br />85% of the commuters from Morgan County went to Marion County. <br /> <br />Marion County <br />Hendricks County <br />Johnson County <br />Monroe County <br />Owen County <br />Putnam County <br /> <br />From Morgan <br /> <br />County <br />8,930 <br />700 <br />530 <br />325 <br />o <br />o <br /> <br />To Morgan <br /> <br />Coun t Y <br />275 <br />274 <br />154 <br />156 <br />130 <br />44 <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />------- <br /> <br />-------- <br /> <br />10,485 <br /> <br />1,033 <br /> <br />Figure 6, Commuting Patterns. <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />Existing Conditions 11 <br />