Education
While there have been significant increases in the level of education attainment in Louisville Metro from 1960 to 2008, to become educationally competitive, Louisville must double the pace of improvement.  Doing that is now the goal of an unprecedented collaboration among Louisville's educational institutions and civic leaders.
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Jobs
Transforming Louisville's economy into a fully competitive one will require substantial growth in another area of weakness -- the higher-value, higher-wage technical and professional sectors.  To enter the top tier of peer cities, the proportion of workers employed in those fields must grow to 40% from the current 35%.
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Quality of Place
Enhancing the qualities of place that distinguish Louisville as "livable" and compact is crucial in the competition to attract talented people and high-value enterprise.  Louisville's strength as a regional hub of social, cultural and economic life is a key asset.
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This snapshot in time, based on data and estimates from several sources, shows that a third of the 10,100 children born in Jefferson County in a typical year will not graduate from high school. Another third will pursue a postsecondary degree or credential but not graduate. At the end of the pipeline, 25%—or one in four—will earn a postsecondary degree or credential necessary to compete for 21st century jobs.
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