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Feb
18
Women’s Earnings In Kentucky – 2019
In 2019, Kentucky women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $724, or 79.2 percent of the $914 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.
Feb
16
Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky – Second Quarter 2020
From March 2020 to June 2020, gross job gains from private-sector establishments in Kentucky were 70,624, while gross job losses from private-sector establishments were 234,102.
Feb
10
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2021
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Kentucky Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
Dec 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,837.4 | 2,008.8 | 1,900.7 | 1,961.7 | 2,018.3 | (p)2,017.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,755.3 | 1,858.9 | 1,794.3 | 1,819.1 | 1,903.7 | (p)1,896.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
82.1 | 150.0 | 106.3 | 142.6 | 114.6 | (p)120.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.5 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 5.7 | (p)6.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,791.5 | 1,825.5 | 1,827.3 | 1,838.5 | 1,842.3 | (p)1,833.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.7 | -6.0 | -6.0 | -5.5 | -5.0 | (p)-5.2 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | (p)7.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-26.3 | -22.7 | -21.1 | -18.5 | -21.3 | (p)-16.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
79.3 | 80.3 | 81.9 | 85.2 | 82.0 | (p)82.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -1.0 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 2.2 | (p)3.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
238.9 | 236.8 | 238.5 | 238.6 | 240.6 | (p)243.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.5 | -6.3 | -5.5 | -4.3 | -4.1 | (p)-2.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
375.8 | 385.4 | 385.1 | 385.8 | 389.5 | (p)395.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.2 | -4.8 | -4.9 | -4.3 | -2.6 | (p)-0.4 |
Information(3) |
|
18.2 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.7 | (p)17.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-15.7 | -18.1 | -17.2 | -16.3 | -16.5 | (p)-16.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
87.0 | 87.9 | 87.7 | 88.6 | 89.5 | (p)89.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.1 | -6.1 | -6.2 | -5.5 | -4.0 | (p)-4.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
184.9 | 192.3 | 191.8 | 193.9 | 195.6 | (p)193.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-14.7 | -11.1 | -11.5 | -12.7 | -10.6 | (p)-10.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
272.6 | 275.2 | 276.0 | 273.8 | 272.9 | (p)274.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.7 | -3.1 | -2.8 | -3.9 | -4.5 | (p)-4.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
181.8 | 181.6 | 187.1 | 192.2 | 190.6 | (p)178.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.7 | -10.0 | -7.3 | -5.2 | -6.2 | (p)-12.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
63.9 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.8 | 66.4 | (p)65.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -0.3 | (p)-0.2 |
Government(3) |
|
281.8 | 295.4 | 288.4 | 289.1 | 290.1 | (p)284.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.4 | -5.0 | -7.5 | -7.3 | -6.7 | (p)-8.4 |
|
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