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Paducah, KY-IL

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentPay
Occupational Employment and Wages in Paducah, KY-IL — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Paducah, KY-IL Economy at a Glance:

Paducah, KY-IL

Data Series	Back Data	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		46.3	46.4	(2)-	46.1	(p)46.1	(p)46.0
Employment(1)		44.3	44.3	(2)-	44.0	(p)44.4	(p)44.0
Unemployment(1)		2.0	2.1	(2)-	2.1	(p)1.7	(p)2.0
Unemployment Rate(3)		4.4	4.6	(2)-	4.5	(p)3.8	(p)4.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		52.3	52.1	52.3	52.5	52.2	(p)51.4
12-month % change		1.2	0.6	1.2	0.2	0.4	(p)0.6
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)		4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.0	(p)3.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	(p)5.4
Manufacturing(4)		2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	(p)2.3
12-month % change		-4.2	-4.2	-4.2	-4.2	-4.2	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		13.4	13.3	13.3	13.5	13.6	(p)13.3
12-month % change		3.1	1.5	0.0	-1.5	0.0	(p)0.0
Information(4)		1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	(p)0.9
12-month % change		11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-10.0
Financial Activities(4)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-5.3
Professional and Business Services(4)		4.8	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.7	(p)4.7
12-month % change		-7.7	-7.8	-7.8	-5.9	-6.0	(p)-2.1
Education and Health Services(4)		9.8	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	(p)9.6
12-month % change		3.2	2.1	3.2	2.1	2.1	(p)1.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		7.0	7.0	6.9	6.8	6.7	(p)6.6
12-month % change		4.5	6.1	6.2	4.6	3.1	(p)3.1
Other Services(4)		1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	5.6	0.0	5.6	(p)0.0
Government(4)		6.1	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.6	(p)6.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	3.1	3.1	1.5	(p)1.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary