Kentucky

Kentucky

Data Series	Back Data	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(r)2,118.1	(2)-	(r)2,120.1	(r)2,120.0	2,114.5	(p)2,108.7
Employment(1)		(r)2,023.4	(2)-	(r)2,027.5	(r)2,027.4	2,024.3	(p)2,019.8
Unemployment(1)		(r)94.7	(2)-	(r)92.6	(r)92.6	90.2	(p)88.8
Unemployment Rate(3)		(r)4.5	(2)-	(r)4.4	(r)4.4	4.3	(p)4.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		2,032.1	2,028.7	2,027.3	2,029.3	2,033.0	(p)2,032.0
12-month % change		-0.4	-0.5	-0.5	-0.3	0.3	(p)-0.1
Mining and Logging(4)		7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.7	(p)6.7
12-month % change		-11.4	-9.1	-6.7	-8.0	-6.9	(p)-8.2
Construction(4)		92.8	92.5	92.5	92.9	92.9	(p)92.3
12-month % change		-0.6	-0.3	-0.3	0.2	3.7	(p)-0.5
Manufacturing(4)		251.3	251.0	251.2	250.9	252.0	(p)251.4
12-month % change		-2.4	-2.0	-1.9	-1.6	-0.6	(p)-0.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		424.9	424.7	422.4	421.8	423.6	(p)422.5
12-month % change		-0.9	-0.9	-0.9	-0.8	-0.7	(p)-0.9
Information(4)		20.0	20.1	20.1	20.0	19.9	(p)19.9
12-month % change		-4.8	-3.4	-2.9	-3.4	-3.4	(p)-3.4
Financial Activities(4)		95.6	95.5	95.8	95.7	96.2	(p)95.9
12-month % change		0.3	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.9	(p)0.4
Professional & Business Services(4)		225.0	223.8	223.9	224.5	225.2	(p)224.7
12-month % change		0.5	0.3	0.2	0.8	1.0	(p)0.4
Education & Health Services(4)		318.3	317.9	318.0	319.7	321.1	(p)322.4
12-month % change		0.8	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.0	(p)1.3
Leisure & Hospitality(4)		206.2	206.9	207.0	207.4	206.2	(p)206.9
12-month % change		0.3	-0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.8	(p)0.7
Other Services(4)		73.3	73.7	73.5	73.6	73.6	(p)73.4
12-month % change		-0.9	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	(p)-0.3
Government(4)		317.7	315.6	315.9	315.9	315.6	(p)315.9
12-month % change		0.4	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	(p)-0.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

Data extracted on: April 30, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Kentucky includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

• Bowling Green, KY
• Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
• Clarksville, TN-KY
• Elizabethtown, KY
• Evansville, IN-KY
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
• Lexington-Fayette, KY
• Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
• Owensboro, KY

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

• Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the CES survey (State and Area)
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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• Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
• Occupational Employment Statistics
• Geographic Profile

Prices & Living Conditions

• Consumer Price Index
• Consumer Expenditure Survey

Compensation & Working Conditions

• National Compensation Survey
• Employment Cost Index
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities