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Consumer Price Index, South Region – March 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kentucky – 2017
In 2017, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 8.8 percent in Kentucky.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Kentucky Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2017 |
Nov 2017 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)2,055.3 | (2)2,054.0 | (2)2,053.7 | 2,049.8 | 2,049.0 | (p)2,049.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,961.6 | (2)1,961.0 | (2)1,960.5 | 1,961.9 | 1,964.2 | (p)1,967.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)93.7 | (2)93.0 | (2)93.2 | 87.9 | 84.8 | (p)82.9 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.6 | (2)4.5 | (2)4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | (p)4.0 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,921.6 | 1,923.2 | 1,924.0 | 1,924.7 | 1,926.6 | (p)1,927.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | (p)0.2 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | (p)10.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | (p)-1.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
76.6 | 76.2 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 75.7 | (p)76.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -0.7 | -1.6 | -1.7 | -2.7 | (p)-2.0 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
248.3 | 249.9 | 249.7 | 250.9 | 251.4 | (p)250.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
406.3 | 405.5 | 406.4 | 407.2 | 408.2 | (p)409.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | (p)2.5 |
Information(4) |
|
22.7 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 22.3 | (p)22.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -2.2 | -1.3 | (p)-3.5 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
92.6 | 92.5 | 93.0 | 92.9 | 93.2 | (p)93.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.5 | (p)-0.3 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
215.2 | 214.0 | 213.7 | 214.3 | 215.5 | (p)215.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.0 | (p)0.2 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
272.8 | 272.9 | 273.0 | 271.7 | 271.3 | (p)271.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | (p)-0.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
195.9 | 197.3 | 197.6 | 196.1 | 195.9 | (p)195.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | (p)-1.3 |
Other Services(4) |
|
66.2 | 67.1 | 67.4 | 67.7 | 67.6 | (p)67.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | (p)2.1 |
Government(4) |
|
314.8 | 314.9 | 314.6 | 315.5 | 315.1 | (p)315.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | (p)-0.3 |
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