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Consumer Price Index, South Region – April 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – March 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kentucky – 2018
In 2018, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 8.1 percent in Kentucky, not significantly different from the 7.7-percent rate for the nation.
Kentucky Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)2,062.4 | (2)2,062.6 | 2,063.5 | 2,063.3 | 2,064.8 | (p)2,065.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)1,973.8 | (2)1,974.0 | 1,976.7 | 1,979.6 | 1,981.9 | (p)1,982.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)88.7 | (2)88.7 | 86.8 | 83.7 | 82.9 | (p)82.9 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.3 | (2)4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | (p)4.0 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
1,938.4 | 1,940.0 | 1,948.5 | 1,949.5 | 1,947.3 | (p)1,951.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | (p)1.0 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.3 | (p)10.3 |
12-month % change |
|
5.1 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 7.3 | (p)2.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
77.9 | 79.5 | 80.3 | 81.0 | 79.4 | (p)79.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.9 | (p)2.3 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
253.8 | 254.7 | 253.7 | 254.2 | 254.8 | (p)255.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | (p)1.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
404.8 | 405.5 | 407.4 | 407.7 | 405.9 | (p)407.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | (p)0.7 |
Information(4) |
|
21.9 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 22.2 | 22.0 | (p)21.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -2.3 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | (p)-1.4 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
93.1 | 92.8 | 93.5 | 94.0 | 94.1 | (p)93.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | (p)0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
216.2 | 215.4 | 217.9 | 217.4 | 217.1 | (p)219.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.6 | (p)-0.2 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
281.9 | 283.1 | 283.6 | 284.5 | 285.1 | (p)284.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | (p)2.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
199.2 | 197.7 | 199.6 | 199.6 | 199.2 | (p)199.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | (p)1.6 |
Other Services(4) |
|
65.5 | 65.9 | 67.0 | 65.7 | 66.4 | (p)67.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | (p)2.1 |
Government(4) |
|
313.8 | 313.5 | 313.5 | 313.1 | 313.0 | (p)312.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 | (p)-0.4 |
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