Important considerations for many employers looking
to locate or expand operations are whether workers
are willing to pursue new employment opportunities
and commute to those new jobs. Members of Hutchinson’s
Available Labor Pool (ALP) are willing to accept
positions outside their primary fields of employment
and are willing to commute.
WILLING TO
WORK OUTSIDE OF PRIMARY FIELD
TIME WILLING
TO COMMUTE (ONE-WAY)
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
Benefit options strongly affect the decisions
of Hutchinson area workers and potential workers
to take a different job. According to the study,
health and retirement benefits are most important,
followed by on-the-job training, salary, and vacation
benefits.
