Opinion ID: 353836
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Heading: Unemployment.

Text: 79 Unemployment in the Richards-Gebaur area will also rise. While some highly skilled civilian employees will be transferred to Scott, many others will be without jobs when AFCS relocates. These individuals will suffer a wage loss and the community will suffer a tax loss. In addition, for each employee who loses his job at the air base, at lease one more individual in the community can expect to lose his job as a result of the decrease in economic activity. 80 The Air Force estimated that 2,000 persons will lose their jobs as a result of the proposed action. This will cause an increase in a temporary unemployment rate in the Kansas City metropolitan area from 5.4% To 6.0%. As mitigating factors, approximately 300 Richards-Gebaur employees will leave second jobs they now hold when they transfer to Scott, an estimated 620 spouses of Richards-Gebaur employees will leave their present jobs when the family moves to Scott and unemployment compensation payments of $5.8 million will be paid to those idled by the move. See Appendix I(C). 81