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Paducah, KY-IL

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentPay
Occupational Employment and Wages in Paducah, KY-IL — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026

Paducah, KY-IL Economy at a Glance:

Paducah, KY-IL

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		46.0	46.2	46.5	46.3	46.8	(p)47.4
Employment(1)		44.1	44.1	44.4	44.5	44.6	(p)44.9
Unemployment(1)		2.0	2.1	2.1	1.9	2.2	(p)2.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.3	4.6	4.4	4.0	4.7	(p)5.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		51.3	51.3	51.6	52.3	52.2	(p)52.5
12-month % change		0.4	0.4	0.2	0.8	0.4	(p)0.4
Mining, Logging and Construction(3)		3.9	3.9	4.0	4.2	4.2	(p)4.3
12-month % change		5.4	5.4	2.6	5.0	2.4	(p)2.4
Manufacturing(3)		2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	(p)2.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		13.2	13.2	13.1	13.3	13.2	(p)13.3
12-month % change		-0.8	0.0	-1.5	0.8	-0.8	(p)0.0
Information(3)		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	(p)1.0
12-month % change		-10.0	-10.0	-10.0	-10.0	-10.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8
12-month % change		-5.3	-5.3	-5.3	-5.3	-5.3	(p)-5.3
Professional and Business Services(3)		4.7	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	(p)4.7
12-month % change		-2.1	-4.2	0.0	-2.1	-2.1	(p)-2.1
Education and Health Services(3)		9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	(p)9.7
12-month % change		2.1	2.1	2.1	1.0	1.0	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		6.5	6.6	6.7	7.0	7.0	(p)7.1
12-month % change		1.6	3.1	3.1	4.5	4.5	(p)4.4
Other Services(3)		1.9	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		0.0	-5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(3)		6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	(p)6.4
12-month % change		1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	1.6	(p)0.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary