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Consumer Price Index, South Region – May 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017
Civil engineers in 4 of 25 selected metropolitan areas in the Southeast earned an average (mean) annual wage significantly higher than the nationwide average for civil engineers.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lexington-Fayette – May 2017
Workers in the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $21.02 in May 2017, about 14 percent below the nationwide average of $24.34.
Kentucky Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)2,053.7 | 2,049.8 | 2,049.0 | 2,050.2 | 2,054.1 | (p)2,058.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,960.5 | 1,961.9 | 1,964.2 | 1,967.2 | 1,971.0 | (p)1,974.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)93.2 | 87.9 | 84.8 | 83.0 | 83.1 | (p)84.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | (p)4.1 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,924.0 | 1,924.7 | 1,926.6 | 1,927.7 | 1,928.8 | (p)1,932.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | (p)0.8 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.5 | (p)10.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -0.9 | (p)-1.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
75.8 | 76.0 | 75.7 | 76.7 | 77.5 | (p)76.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 | -1.7 | -2.7 | -2.0 | 0.6 | (p)-0.1 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
249.7 | 250.9 | 251.4 | 250.8 | 247.6 | (p)250.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.3 | (p)0.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
406.4 | 407.2 | 408.2 | 409.7 | 411.0 | (p)412.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | (p)2.8 |
Information(4) |
|
22.6 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.4 | (p)21.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -2.2 | (p)-4.4 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
93.0 | 92.9 | 93.2 | 93.4 | 93.2 | (p)93.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 | (p)0.2 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
213.7 | 214.3 | 215.5 | 215.6 | 216.4 | (p)217.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | (p)2.1 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
273.0 | 271.7 | 271.3 | 271.0 | 271.0 | (p)273.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | (p)0.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
197.6 | 196.1 | 195.9 | 195.4 | 197.0 | (p)195.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.1 | (p)-0.6 |
Other Services(4) |
|
67.4 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.4 | 67.0 | (p)66.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | (p)1.5 |
Government(4) |
|
314.6 | 315.5 | 315.1 | 315.1 | 315.2 | (p)315.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | (p)-0.3 |
|
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