"The foundation of any successful business is always well-trained employees.  Richland County and Olney's productive people have a proven work ethic.  Skilled and entry-level workers are readily available in the area..." If you want evidence of our productive workforce, just ask the management team of the Wal-Mart Food Distribution Center. After the first year of full operation, Corporate officials recognized the Olney associates' work ethic by naming them "Distribution Center of the Year" for two straight years.
Richland County Unemployment Averages Annual Average-2010 Annual Average-2011 Monthly Average-March 2012 *10.3% *9.5% *8.6% *Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security   Estimated Average Wages 2009 Area Name Total Average Employment **Average Hourly Wage Average Weekly Wage **Average Annual Wage Richland County, IL 6,254 $13.68 $547 $28,444 Illinois 5,560,156 $23.75 $950 $49,400 **Assumes a 40-hour work week worked the year round. Source: Labor Market Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program.   Income Description Income Source Year Total Median Family Income HUD 2006 $48,100.00 Median Household Income Census 2009 $40,037.00 Per Capita Income BEA 2008 $29,478.00 Total Personal Income BEA 2008 $455,608,000.00     Decennial Commuting Patterns from Richland County, IL to Illinois for 2000 Area name Workers Clay County 350 Edwards County 214 Lawrence County 201 Jasper County 114 Crawford County 73 Wabash County 53 Wayne County 39 Effingham County 38 Madison County 12 Macoupin County 10 Winnebago County 7 Marion County 7 Peoria County 6 White County 5 Dupage County 5 De Kalb County 4 Coles County 4   Largest Employment Sectors Annual Avg., 2009 NAICS All Employment Sectors 6,418 Total Labor Force 7,680 Transportation and Warehousing 1,095 Retail Trade 883 Educational Services 705 Health Care and Social Assistance 820 Manufacturing 525 Educationl Health and Social Services 1,560 Accomodation and Food Services 490     Richland County Wage Compensation 2009     Occupation: Starting: Average: High:   Fork Lift Operator $11.86 $13.14 $13.50   Maintenance Mechanic $15.57 $18.45 $21.06   Assembler (General) $8.15 $10.21 $13.70   Machine Operator (General) $8.94 $11.90 $14.14   Laborer (General) $8.12 $12.14 $13.84   Secretary $9.55 $11.05 $13.06   Computer Operator $9.88 $16.23 $18.16   Clerk (General) $11.12 $13.15 14.32   Major Employers 2011 Richland County, IL Wal-Mart Distribution Center 6059 765 Richland Memorial Hospital 450 Wal-Mart Supercenter 268 East Richland School District 295 Schneider National Trucking 180 Pacific Cycle 160 Burgin Manor of Olney 190 Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. 96 Weber Medical Clinic 90 Olney Central College   87 FT/203 PT Master Halco, Inc.   50 First Financial Bank   22 Richland Care and Rehab   75 West Richland School District   66 ARC-Community Support Systems   125 First National Bank in Olney   80 McDonald’s   51 TrustBank   45 Peavler Corp.   48 City of Olney   61 FT/63 Seasonal PT/28 POC Firefighters Jabat, Inc.   50 Southeastern Illinois Counseling Center   25 United Parcel Service   34 Rural King Supply, Inc.   35 Olney Daily Mail   32 Escalade Sports   41 Illinois Gas Company/USD   42 FT 6 PT Doll’s Inc.   20 Illinois Wire Works, Inc.   32
EMPLOYEE TRAINING
Your workforce will maintain up-to-date skills with the availability of individual or group training. There are numerous grant, loan and training packages available. • Industrial Training Program, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity • Business Development Center, Eastern Illinois University • Center for Business and Industry, Lake Land College • Vocational Education, Olney Community College • High Intensity Training Services, State Board of Education, Employment Services