An official website of the United States government
United States Department of Labor
Southeast Information Office
SHARE ON:
Kentucky
Select area on the map:
Select area from Kentucky list:
News Releases:
Mar
11
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Mar
03
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kentucky – 2019
In 2019, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 7.7 percent in Kentucky.
Feb
19
Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky – Second Quarter 2019
From March 2019 to June 2019, gross job gains in private-sector establishments in Kentucky totaled 91,694, while gross job losses numbered 94,999, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Kentucky Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)2,081.6 | (r)2,083.1 | (r)2,082.7 | (r)2,082.2 | 2,084.8 | (p)2,084.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)1,991.5 | (r)1,992.8 | (r)1,992.4 | (r)1,991.9 | 1,994.5 | (p)1,996.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)90.1 | (r)90.3 | (r)90.3 | (r)90.3 | 90.2 | (p)87.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)4.3 | (r)4.3 | (r)4.3 | (r)4.3 | 4.3 | (p)4.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,943.2 | 1,945.3 | 1,940.1 | 1,934.1 | 1,945.8 | (p)1,949.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | (p)0.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
9.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.9 | (p)8.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.8 | -11.5 | -10.5 | -14.2 | -17.6 | (p)-18.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
80.6 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 80.2 | 80.4 | (p)80.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.8 | -0.9 | (p)1.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
252.5 | 249.2 | 250.9 | 250.9 | 251.7 | (p)251.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.5 | (p)-0.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
405.1 | 403.3 | 399.7 | 397.3 | 400.0 | (p)400.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -1.7 | (p)-0.9 |
Information(3) |
|
21.5 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 20.9 | (p)20.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -3.7 | -3.7 | (p)-5.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
93.5 | 93.8 | 93.2 | 93.4 | 92.4 | (p)92.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | (p)-1.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
216.7 | 222.0 | 218.9 | 215.4 | 218.7 | (p)221.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | (p)3.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
284.0 | 284.8 | 285.9 | 286.0 | 287.4 | (p)287.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | (p)2.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
201.8 | 202.8 | 203.2 | 205.1 | 207.7 | (p)206.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | (p)3.0 |
Other Services(3) |
|
66.1 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 65.2 | 67.0 | (p)67.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 2.0 | (p)2.4 |
Government(3) |
|
311.9 | 311.7 | 310.9 | 310.4 | 310.7 | (p)311.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
|
Footnotes |
|||||||