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Mar
12

Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
06

Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky – Second Quarter 2018

From March 2018 to June 2018 gross job gains in private-sector establishments in Kentucky totaled 94,775, while gross job losses numbered 89,163, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
22

Fatal Occupational Injuries in Kentucky – 2017

Fatal work injuries totaled 70 in 2017 for Kentucky, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Kentucky Economy at a Glance:

Kentucky
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2018		 Sept
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2018		 Dec
2018		 Jan
2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)2,063.7 (2)2,062.9 (2)2,062.4 (2)2,062.4 (2)2,062.6 (p)2,063.5

Employment(1)

 (2)1,973.3 (2)1,973.2 (2)1,973.5 (2)1,973.8 (2)1,974.0 (p)1,976.7

Unemployment(1)

 (2)90.4 (2)89.7 (2)88.9 (2)88.7 (2)88.7 (p)86.8

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.4 (2)4.3 (2)4.3 (2)4.3 (2)4.3 (p)4.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,932.1 1,933.8 1,933.4 1,938.4 1,940.0 (p)1,946.9

12-month % change

 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.8 (p)1.2

Mining and Logging(4)

 10.2 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.3 (p)10.3

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 4.0 5.1 6.2 (p)8.4

Construction(4)

 78.3 78.2 78.3 77.9 79.5 (p)80.1

12-month % change

 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 2.7 (p)3.4

Manufacturing(4)

 251.4 250.9 252.2 253.8 254.7 (p)253.8

12-month % change

 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.5 (p)0.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 404.7 403.8 403.1 404.8 405.5 (p)407.3

12-month % change

 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.6 (p)1.0

Information(4)

 21.9 22.1 21.8 21.9 21.6 (p)21.6

12-month % change

 -1.8 -0.5 -2.2 -0.5 -2.3 (p)-2.3

Financial Activities(4)

 93.3 93.2 94.2 93.1 92.8 (p)93.8

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.5 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 (p)1.0

Professional & Business Services(4)

 218.5 218.5 215.5 216.2 215.4 (p)214.7

12-month % change

 1.0 0.8 -0.6 0.0 0.4 (p)-0.5

Education & Health Services(4)

 278.2 279.0 280.5 281.9 283.1 (p)283.9

12-month % change

 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.8 3.2 (p)3.1

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 198.6 198.7 197.6 199.2 197.7 (p)201.0

12-month % change

 1.1 1.1 -0.3 0.8 0.0 (p)1.9

Other Services(4)

 65.5 65.4 65.7 65.5 65.9 (p)66.7

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.6 (p)2.0

Government(4)

 311.5 313.9 314.1 313.8 313.5 (p)313.7

12-month % change

 -0.8 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 (p)0.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Huntington Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2019
Lexington, KY, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2019
Louisville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2019
Evansville Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2019
Cincinnati Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2019
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2019
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2019
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2019
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kentucky – 2017 Unemployment News Release Mar 2018
Minimum Wage Workers in Kentucky – 2016 Employment, Pay News Release May 2017
Consumer Price Index, Cincinnati-Hamilton — Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Louisville/Jefferson County – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lexington-Fayette – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cincinnati — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
County Employment And Wages In Kentucky – First Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2019
Union Members in Kentucky – 2017 Employment News Release Feb 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Truck Drivers in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Southeast-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2019
Bowling Green, KY, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bowling Green – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kentucky – 2016 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nurse Occupations in Kentucky’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Women’s Earnings In Kentucky – 2017 Pay News Release Oct 2018
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Kentucky – 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky – Second Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019