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Consumer Price Index, South Region – June 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South declined 0.1 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bowling Green — May 2018
Workers in the Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $19.35 in May 2018, about 23 percent below the nationwide average of $24.98.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lexington-Fayette — May 2018
Workers in the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $21.59 in May 2018, about 14 percent below the nationwide average of $24.98.
Kentucky Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)2,062.6 | 2,063.5 | 2,063.3 | 2,064.8 | 2,065.3 | (p)2,066.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,974.0 | 1,976.7 | 1,979.6 | 1,981.9 | 1,982.3 | (p)1,983.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)88.7 | 86.8 | 83.7 | 82.9 | 83.0 | (p)83.2 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | (p)4.0 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,940.0 | 1,948.5 | 1,949.5 | 1,947.3 | 1,949.4 | (p)1,949.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)1.0 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
10.3 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | (p)10.3 |
12-month % change |
|
6.2 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 2.0 | (p)2.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
79.5 | 80.3 | 81.0 | 79.4 | 79.8 | (p)80.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | (p)3.2 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
254.7 | 253.7 | 254.2 | 254.8 | 255.4 | (p)255.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | (p)1.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
405.5 | 407.4 | 407.7 | 405.9 | 406.7 | (p)406.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | (p)0.6 |
Information(4) |
|
21.6 | 21.7 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.9 | (p)22.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.4 | (p)-0.9 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
92.8 | 93.5 | 94.0 | 94.1 | 93.6 | (p)93.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | (p)0.1 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
215.4 | 217.9 | 217.4 | 217.1 | 217.7 | (p)216.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.8 | (p)-0.6 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
283.1 | 283.6 | 284.5 | 285.1 | 284.8 | (p)285.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | (p)2.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
197.7 | 199.6 | 199.6 | 199.2 | 199.4 | (p)201.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | (p)1.9 |
Other Services(4) |
|
65.9 | 67.0 | 65.7 | 66.4 | 67.1 | (p)66.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | (p)2.1 |
Government(4) |
|
313.5 | 313.5 | 313.1 | 313.0 | 312.7 | (p)312.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 | (p)-0.5 |
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