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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 1.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Workers in the Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $20.87 in May 2021.
Workers in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.05 in May 2021.
Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2021 |
Jan 2022 |
Feb 2022 |
Mar 2022 |
Apr 2022 |
May 2022 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)2,051.3 | 2,054.1 | 2,056.1 | 2,060.2 | 2,062.8 | (p)2,064.7 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,957.5 | 1,963.3 | 1,969.6 | 1,977.9 | 1,983.0 | (p)1,985.8 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)93.7 | 90.7 | 86.5 | 82.2 | 79.9 | (p)78.9 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | (p)3.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,921.8 | 1,929.9 | 1,936.2 | 1,940.6 | 1,942.7 | (p)1,937.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | (p)2.5 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | (p)7.4 | |
12-month % change |
7.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -2.6 | (p)-3.9 | |
Construction(3) |
80.2 | 79.9 | 79.2 | 77.9 | 76.4 | (p)76.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -2.7 | (p)-2.9 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
241.6 | 238.7 | 241.1 | 237.4 | 243.2 | (p)240.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -2.6 | 0.8 | (p)-1.0 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
419.0 | 421.6 | 424.2 | 427.2 | 423.8 | (p)420.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | (p)2.6 | |
Information(3) |
20.9 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.6 | (p)22.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.5 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | (p)6.3 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
95.7 | 95.3 | 95.3 | 96.5 | 97.3 | (p)96.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | (p)0.4 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
219.5 | 224.5 | 225.6 | 227.4 | 228.8 | (p)231.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | (p)5.1 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
282.1 | 283.4 | 282.5 | 285.9 | 286.4 | (p)288.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | (p)2.1 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
194.6 | 195.2 | 197.2 | 197.9 | 196.8 | (p)196.2 | |
12-month % change |
21.7 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 11.3 | (p)10.7 | |
Other Services(3) |
62.7 | 62.8 | 62.5 | 62.1 | 61.5 | (p)62.7 | |
12-month % change |
3.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | (p)1.0 | |
Government(3) |
298.0 | 299.4 | 299.2 | 299.1 | 299.4 | (p)295.9 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | (p)1.4 | |
Footnotes |