Lake (R)
Benchmark   1980   1990   1992   1993   1994   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   3-Yr-Avg   Rank
4. Net Job Growth (Overall)           5   7.5   4.2   -13   0.3   7.5   -41.8   4.4   16.1   -4.4   -4   2.4   4   9.5   17   10.1   17
5. Professional Services                           19.60%   21.30%   23.80%   22.70%   41.20%   38.30%   54.60%   54.80%   56.50%   58.90%       57.70%   8
11. Per Capita Income (Overall)           79.00%   83.90%   79.50%   78.30%   75.60%   76.50%   74.30%   70.50%   71.50%   72.10%   71.30%   73.40%   77.40%   76.90%       77.10%   26
12. Pay Per Worker (Overall)           $26,109   $25,090   $25,970   $25,513   $24,901   $26,074   $28,401   $28,334   $28,405   $28,595   $27,533   $27,583   $28,642   $28,423   $28,962   $28,676   23
15a. Unemployment (Annual Rate)           8.70%   9.10%   8.30%   8.60%   11.20%   11.30%   12.30%   9.90%   8.20%   9.20%   8.80%   9.60%   9.80%   8.50%   7.60%   8.60%   34
15b. Unemployment (Percent of U.S. Unemployment Rate)           116%   132%   136%   154%   207%   231%   273%   236%   205%   196%   152%   128%   178%   167%   165%   170%   34
18. Ready to Learn                               54.30%           71.40%       91.40%       86.40%       84.00%   85.20%   1
19a. Third Grade Reading               91.90%   93.50%   87.40%   94.40%   77.20%   85.10%   83.00%   83.20%   87.40%   78.00%   88.80%   85.50%   96.70%     3 91.10%   6
19b. Third Grade Math               86.50%   89.60%   81.20%   80.60%   63.60%   72.00%   69.10%   88.30%   82.10%   79.50%   85.40%   85.10%   95.00%     3 90.00%   3
20a. Eighth Grade Reading               83.00%   90.80%   78.70%   92.40%   68.80%   61.10%   64.80%   70.50%   72.30%   70.60%   72.40%   76.90%   62.80%   74.00%   71.20%   2
20b. Eighth Grade Math               84.80%   87.70%   79.10%   89.30%   50.00%   43.20%   46.50%   61.60%   52.00%   70.50%   76.40%   78.90%   66.30%   70.10%   71.80%   4
22. High School Dropout Rate                   2.40%   2.30%   4.20%   2.80%   3.90%   1.00%   0.80%   4.20%   2.80%   2.70%   1.20%   2.20%   2.20%   1.90%   6
23. High School Completion 4 67.40%   75.00%                                   79.60%                               30
26a. College Completion (Bachelor's) 4 13.10%   14.50%                                   15.50%                               24
31a. Voting (Percent Turnout) 5         82.10%       69.40%       75.00%       66.10%       79.00%       74.80%       87.50%       73.30%   80.40%   10
39. Teen Pregnancy               37.2   47.9   41.7   18.2   64.5   35.2   28   20   6.6   26.6   10.8   15.9   19.8       17.9   6
40. Prenatal Care           48.60%   55.60%   58.00%   56.40%   73.70%   80.60%   77.90%   69.70%   86.70%   80.00%   82.20%   81.40%   82.50%   76.10%       79.30%   20
41. Infant Mortality           9.3   10.1   12.3   10.6   39.5   0   0   15.2   0   14.3   13.7   28.6   17.5   28.2       22.9   35
42. Immunizations 6                                                         84.80%   78.70%   80.00%   81.20%   6
43a. HIV Diagnosis (Number of New Infections)           0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1
45. Preventable Death                                               55.1   67.2   71.2   70.9   87       78.9   29
48. Child Care Availability               9       13.9   17   18.1   15.4   24.6   21.4   17.1   19.4       12.1   12.4   11.7   12.1   32
50a. 8th Grade Substance Abuse (Alcohol)                                   27.10%       28.20%   28.00%   22.20%   26.60%   34.80%       36.20%   35.50%   30
50b. 8th Grade Substance Abuse (Illicit Drugs)                                   17.30%       14.00%   18.40%   16.90%   18.90%   15.70%       8.50%   12.10%   5
50c. 8th Grade Substance Abuse (Cigarettes)                                   26.50%       14.60%               13.30%       12.00%   12.60%   29
51a. Child Abuse or Neglect (Substantiated) 9         9.5   11.1   17.1   43.3   33.1   26.4   26   30.2   25.5   15.8   17.6   21   14.2   8.1   17.4   13.2   13
53a. Alcohol Abstinence During Pregnancy 10         0.90%   1.00%   2.50%   1.10%   0.00%   1.40%   1.40%   0.00%   1.20%   1.40%   0.00%   2.90%   5.30%   2.90%       4.10%   32
53b. Tobacco Abstinence During Pregnancy 10         29.90%   24.20%   22.20%   22.30%   25.00%   24.70%   18.80%   24.60%   15.70%   20.30%   20.80%   21.40%   14.00%   19.70%       16.90%   21
54. Poverty (Overall) 11             13.10%       15.40%       14.70%   17.20%   16.10%   15.20%   15.80%   14.80%   15.00%   15.90%           15.90%   32
59. Independent Seniors 12         97.00%   97.40%   97.70%   97.40%   97.80%   97.60%   93.80%   97.20%   97.40%   97.60%   97.30%   97.70%       97.50%   97.90%   97.70%   28
62. Overall Crime 13             62.6   65   73.6   62.7   70.8   60.6   53.3   72.8   70.7   39.6   74.2   101.2   82.3       91.8   9
62a. Person Crimes 14             8.2   7.9   8.7   4.9   5.4   5.6   6.4   12.1   8.8   5.8   7.7   10.4   8.3       9.3   15
62b. Property Crimes 15             31.2   30.2   31.3   32.2   32.1   29.4   18.9   29.1   31.3   14.5   31.2   46.7   32.9       39.8   10
62c. Behavioral Crimes 16             22.9   26   31.5   23.6   31.9   24.6   27.6   31.5   30.5   19.3   35.3   44.1   41.2       42.7   7
63a. Juvenile Arrests (Person Crimes) 14         2.4   1   5.1   4.4   2   9.4   1.4   4.2   4.5   2.8   2.7   2.8   1.1   5.2       3.2   9
63b. Juvenile Arrests (Property Crimes) 15