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Sep
12

Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South declined 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Aug
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – July 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.3 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jul
19

Occupational Employment and Wages in Cincinnati — May 2018

Workers in the Cincinnati, OH area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.05 in May 2018. Transportation & material moving jobs paid $16.91 an hour and accounted for 7.8% of local employment.

Kentucky Economy at a Glance:

Kentucky
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2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 2,063.3 2,064.8 2,065.3 2,067.1 2,067.2 (p)2,068.2

Employment(1)

 1,979.6 1,981.9 1,982.3 1,983.8 1,982.2 (p)1,980.1

Unemployment(1)

 83.7 82.9 83.0 83.3 84.9 (p)88.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 (p)4.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,949.5 1,947.3 1,949.4 1,950.7 1,955.5 (p)1,959.8

12-month % change

 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 (p)1.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.2 (p)9.9

12-month % change

 5.2 7.3 2.0 3.0 1.0 (p)-2.9

Construction(3)

 81.0 79.4 79.8 80.3 79.9 (p)79.9

12-month % change

 4.1 1.9 2.3 2.8 2.4 (p)2.4

Manufacturing(3)

 254.2 254.8 255.4 255.3 256.7 (p)260.6

12-month % change

 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.6 2.2 (p)3.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 407.7 405.9 406.7 405.9 406.2 (p)406.8

12-month % change

 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 (p)0.2

Information(3)

 22.2 22.0 21.9 22.0 21.8 (p)21.7

12-month % change

 0.5 -0.5 -1.4 -0.9 -1.8 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 94.0 94.1 93.6 93.2 93.5 (p)93.5

12-month % change

 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 (p)0.5

Professional & Business Services(3)

 217.4 217.1 217.7 216.6 219.1 (p)222.0

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 -0.6 0.1 (p)1.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 284.5 285.1 284.8 286.3 288.0 (p)287.5

12-month % change

 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.3 3.5 (p)3.6

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 199.6 199.2 199.4 201.5 201.4 (p)200.2

12-month % change

 1.1 0.8 1.3 2.1 2.0 (p)1.0

Other Services(3)

 65.7 66.4 67.1 66.6 66.0 (p)66.1

12-month % change

 0.5 1.5 2.3 1.7 0.6 (p)1.1

Government(3)

 313.1 313.0 312.7 312.6 312.7 (p)311.6

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 -0.5 (p)-0.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Huntington Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2019
Lexington, KY, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2019
Louisville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2019
Evansville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2019
Cincinnati Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2019
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2019
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2019
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2019
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Sep 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kentucky – 2018 Unemployment News Release Mar 2019
Minimum Wage Workers in Kentucky – 2016 Employment, Pay News Release May 2017
Consumer Price Index, Cincinnati-Hamilton — Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Louisville/Jefferson County — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lexington-Fayette — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cincinnati — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
County Employment And Wages In Kentucky – First Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2019
Union Members in Kentucky – 2017 Employment News Release Feb 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Truck Drivers in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Southeast-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2019
Bowling Green, KY, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bowling Green — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kentucky – 2016 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nurse Occupations in Kentucky’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Women’s Earnings In Kentucky – 2017 Pay News Release Oct 2018
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Kentucky – 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky – Second Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019