Kentucky

Kentucky
Data Series	Sept 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)2,043.7	(r)2,040.5	(r)2,039.5	(r)2,039.9	2,040.6	(p)2,041.6
Employment(1)	(r)1,962.4	(r)1,959.7	(r)1,959.2	(r)1,959.8	1,961.5	(p)1,962.0
Unemployment(1)	(r)81.3	(r)80.8	(r)80.3	(r)80.1	79.0	(p)79.6
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)4.0	(r)4.0	(r)3.9	(r)3.9	3.9	(p)3.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	1,981.3	1,982.2	1,976.2	1,975.6	1,985.7	(p)1,991.9
12-month % change	3.8	2.9	2.3	2.0	2.4	(p)2.2
Mining and Logging(3)	8.3	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.6	(p)8.6
12-month % change	10.7	11.8	13.2	10.3	10.3	(p)6.2
Construction(3)	84.1	82.7	83.0	82.5	83.7	(p)83.4
12-month % change	6.2	2.6	2.7	1.5	2.3	(p)0.6
Manufacturing(3)	255.3	254.5	256.3	256.2	256.1	(p)255.4
12-month % change	4.8	4.0	4.6	4.2	3.9	(p)3.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	426.8	429.3	428.2	429.6	432.0	(p)430.9
12-month % change	3.4	2.1	1.7	2.1	2.6	(p)1.5
Information(3)	21.7	22.0	22.0	22.0	22.3	(p)22.1
12-month % change	4.8	6.3	5.8	6.8	6.7	(p)5.2
Financial Activities(3)	97.0	95.7	95.9	95.8	95.5	(p)95.8
12-month % change	0.8	-1.2	-1.1	-0.8	-0.8	(p)-0.8
Professional & Business Services(3)	231.6	233.0	225.4	224.6	228.9	(p)230.4
12-month % change	5.7	5.0	1.1	0.3	1.7	(p)1.1
Education & Health Services(3)	291.7	291.0	291.8	291.9	293.3	(p)294.0
12-month % change	3.6	2.9	2.7	2.9	3.5	(p)3.4
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	198.1	198.1	197.5	197.4	198.5	(p)197.8
12-month % change	6.4	5.5	4.2	3.0	3.4	(p)2.2
Other Services(3)	66.9	67.1	66.9	67.1	67.3	(p)67.1
12-month % change	5.0	4.2	3.9	3.2	3.5	(p)2.9
Government(3)	299.8	300.3	300.6	299.9	299.5	(p)306.4
12-month % change	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.1	-0.1	(p)2.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

Data extracted on: March 24, 2023

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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