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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Kentucky

Kentucky

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News Releases:
Feb
08
Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky — Second Quarter 2022

From March 2022 to June 2022, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Kentucky were 140,172.

Feb
03
Union Members in Kentucky — 2022

In 2022, union members accounted for 7.9 percent of wage and salary workers in Kentucky, compared with 7.2 percent in 2021.

Jan
12
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.3 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Kentucky Economy at a Glance:
Kentucky
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)2,105.8 (r)2,106.5 (r)2,105.9 (r)2,105.4 2,109.6 (p)2,114.8

Employment(1)

 (r)1,993.8 (r)1,993.6 (r)1,993.0 (r)1,992.8 1,997.0 (p)2,003.4

Unemployment(1)

 (r)112.0 (r)112.9 (r)112.9 (r)112.6 112.5 (p)111.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)5.3 (r)5.4 (r)5.4 (r)5.3 5.3 (p)5.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,041.7 2,036.2 2,042.2 2,044.8 (p)2,039.9  

12-month % change

 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.8 (p)0.5  

Mining and Logging(3)

 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.9 (p)7.8  

12-month % change

 -5.8 -5.8 -4.8 -7.1 (p)-8.2  

Construction(3)

 94.6 93.3 93.6 94.7 (p)93.9  

12-month % change

 3.7 1.1 1.7 2.5 (p)1.2  

Manufacturing(3)

 257.5 257.2 257.4 256.9 (p)256.9  

12-month % change

 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 (p)-0.6  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 429.8 428.6 427.6 428.9 (p)428.0  

12-month % change

 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 (p)0.5  

Information(3)

 20.7 20.8 20.7 20.9 (p)20.6  

12-month % change

 -7.6 -5.9 -5.9 -4.6 (p)-3.7  

Financial Activities(3)

 94.9 94.8 94.8 94.6 (p)94.2  

12-month % change

 -1.6 -1.5 -1.3 -1.7 (p)-1.8  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 225.3 223.2 226.1 226.2 (p)226.7  

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.6 0.0 0.1 (p)0.2  

Education & Health Services(3)

 315.0 314.5 317.9 317.6 (p)317.5  

12-month % change

 3.1 2.8 3.5 2.7 (p)2.6  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 205.6 204.7 205.0 206.5 (p)205.3  

12-month % change

 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.3 (p)-0.2  

Other Services(3)

 74.4 74.4 74.1 74.1 (p)73.2  

12-month % change

 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.2 (p)-0.4  

Government(3)

 315.8 316.6 317.0 316.5 (p)315.8  

12-month % change

 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 (p)1.1  

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
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Huntington Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Lexington, KY, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2025
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table May 2025
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table May 2025
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kentucky — 2021 Unemployment News Release Feb 2022
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 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lexington-Fayette — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cincinnati — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
County Employment and Wages in Kentucky — First Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Union Members in Kentucky — 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
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 (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2023
Bowling Green, KY, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bowling Green — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Kentucky — 2019 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2021
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 — 2020 Pay News Release Oct 2021
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Kentucky – 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in Kentucky — Second Quarter 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Clarksville — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021