Download pdf - May 2015 Co Charts

U.S. Comparable Rate - 5.3%

CLF EMP UNEMP May 15 Apr 15 May 14

1,993,291 1,887,811 105,480 5.3% 4.8% 6.7%

COUNTY

BARREN RIVER 133,392 126,910 6,482 4.9% 4.4% 6.1%

ALLEN 8,794 8,358 436 5.0% 4.5% 6.3%

BARREN 18,419 17,480 939 5.1% 4.6% 6.5%

BUTLER 5,253 4,949 304 5.8% 5.2% 7.2%

EDMONSON 4,861 4,546 315 6.5% 6.0% 7.9%

HART 7,675 7,274 401 5.2% 4.8% 6.5%

LOGAN 11,675 11,100 575 4.9% 4.5% 5.7%

METCALFE 4,085 3,879 206 5.0% 4.7% 6.2%

MONROE 4,495 4,286 209 4.6% 4.3% 5.8%

SIMPSON 8,489 8,084 405 4.8% 4.3% 6.1%

WARREN 59,646 56,954 2,692 4.5% 4.1% 5.7%

BIG SANDY 48,586 44,309 4,277 8.8% 8.3% 10.9%

FLOYD 12,190 11,124 1,066 8.7% 8.4% 10.7%

JOHNSON 7,878 7,271 607 7.7% 7.4% 9.4%

MAGOFFIN 3,708 3,236 472 12.7% 12.6% 13.7%

MARTIN 3,428 3,154 274 8.0% 7.3% 9.2%

PIKE 21,382 19,524 1,858 8.7% 8.1% 11.4%

BLUEGRASS 401,453 383,706 17,747 4.4% 4.0% 5.7%

ANDERSON 11,209 10,726 483 4.3% 3.9% 5.5%

BOURBON 9,678 9,228 450 4.6% 4.3% 5.9%

BOYLE 12,063 11,384 679 5.6% 5.2% 7.2%

CLARK 17,127 16,245 882 5.1% 4.8% 6.2%

ESTILL 5,347 5,024 323 6.0% 5.7% 7.6%

FAYETTE 168,132 161,355 6,777 4.0% 3.7% 5.1%

FRANKLIN 23,904 22,834 1,070 4.5% 4.1% 5.7%

GARRARD 7,561 7,168 393 5.2% 4.9% 6.9%

HARRISON 8,340 7,942 398 4.8% 4.2% 6.3%

JESSAMINE 24,956 23,877 1,079 4.3% 3.9% 5.6%

LINCOLN 9,232 8,631 601 6.5% 6.0% 8.9%

MADISON 45,457 43,475 1,982 4.4% 4.0% 5.8%

MERCER 9,813 9,318 495 5.0% 4.5% 6.3%

NICHOLAS 3,409 3,221 188 5.5% 5.1% 8.2%

POWELL 4,868 4,546 322 6.6% 6.2% 8.4%

SCOTT 26,167 25,081 1,086 4.2% 3.7% 5.3%

WOODFORD 14,190 13,651 539 3.8% 3.4% 4.8%

Note: Rates are not seasonally adjusted

KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BMK14

Preliminary May 2015

AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

Statewide



1,993,291 1,887,811 105,480 5.3% 4.8% 6.7%

COUNTY

BUFFALO TRACE 23,330 21,823 1,507 6.5% 6.0% 8.2%

BRACKEN 3,806 3,574 232 6.1% 5.7% 7.8%

FLEMING 6,176 5,790 386 6.3% 5.8% 8.0%

LEWIS 5,037 4,632 405 8.0% 7.5% 9.2%

MASON 7,516 7,082 434 5.8% 5.4% 7.9%

ROBERTSON 795 745 50 6.3% 5.6% 7.9%

CUMBERLAND VALLEY 80,491 74,338 6,153 7.6% 6.9% 9.9%

BELL 9,162 8,405 757 8.3% 7.6% 10.4%

CLAY 5,334 4,828 506 9.5% 8.6% 12.1%

HARLAN 8,256 7,336 920 11.1% 10.0% 14.4%

JACKSON 4,518 4,147 371 8.2% 7.6% 12.8%

KNOX 9,813 9,017 796 8.1% 7.3% 10.4%

LAUREL 23,369 21,896 1,473 6.3% 5.7% 7.9%

ROCKCASTLE 6,958 6,538 420 6.0% 5.4% 7.2%

WHITLEY 13,081 12,171 910 7.0% 6.2% 9.3%

FIVCO 50,080 46,381 3,699 7.4% 6.9% 8.8%

BOYD 18,651 17,424 1,227 6.6% 6.1% 7.7%

CARTER 10,146 9,288 858 8.5% 8.0% 10.6%

ELLIOTT 2,078 1,889 189 9.1% 8.6% 11.4%

GREENUP 13,948 12,967 981 7.0% 6.5% 8.2%

LAWRENCE 5,257 4,813 444 8.4% 8.0% 9.7%

GATEWAY 33,291 31,075 2,216 6.7% 6.2% 7.8%

BATH 4,505 4,172 333 7.4% 7.0% 8.6%

MENIFEE 2,280 2,097 183 8.0% 7.8% 9.0%

MONTGOMERY 11,384 10,660 724 6.4% 5.9% 7.2%

MORGAN 4,716 4,369 347 7.4% 7.3% 9.5%

ROWAN 10,406 9,777 629 6.0% 5.4% 7.1%

GREEN RIVER 97,128 92,169 4,959 5.1% 4.6% 6.4%

DAVIESS 45,204 43,081 2,123 4.7% 4.2% 5.9%

HANCOCK 3,890 3,692 198 5.1% 4.4% 6.3%

HENDERSON 21,567 20,499 1,068 5.0% 4.5% 6.5%

MCLEAN 4,232 4,020 212 5.0% 4.7% 6.6%

OHIO 9,254 8,667 587 6.3% 5.5% 7.8%

UNION 6,686 6,254 432 6.5% 6.2% 8.1%

WEBSTER 6,295 5,956 339 5.4% 5.0% 6.3%


Statewide

KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BMK14

Preliminary May 2015




1,993,291 1,887,811 105,480 5.3% 4.8% 6.7%

COUNTY

KENTUCKY RIVER 34,100 30,955 3,145 9.2% 8.5% 11.3%

BREATHITT 4,047 3,676 371 9.2% 8.8% 11.6%

KNOTT 5,021 4,554 467 9.3% 8.7% 11.4%

LEE 2,172 2,014 158 7.3% 7.0% 9.8%

LESLIE 3,096 2,777 319 10.3% 9.5% 12.8%

LETCHER 7,166 6,426 740 10.3% 9.2% 12.4%

OWSLEY 1,204 1,096 108 9.0% 8.2% 10.6%

PERRY 9,437 8,633 804 8.5% 7.7% 10.5%

WOLFE 1,957 1,779 178 9.1% 8.4% 10.5%

KIPDA 489,763 466,403 23,360 4.8% 4.4% 6.3%

BULLITT 38,812 37,026 1,786 4.6% 4.3% 6.1%

HENRY 7,587 7,250 337 4.4% 4.3% 6.0%

JEFFERSON 377,947 359,442 18,505 4.9% 4.5% 6.4%

OLDHAM 30,019 28,812 1,207 4.0% 3.6% 5.0%

SHELBY 22,307 21,398 909 4.1% 3.8% 5.3%

SPENCER 9,205 8,813 392 4.3% 4.0% 5.6%

TRIMBLE 3,886 3,662 224 5.8% 5.2% 7.3%

LAKE CUMBERLAND 81,362 75,970 5,392 6.6% 6.2% 8.1%

ADAIR 7,145 6,656 489 6.8% 6.6% 8.0%

CASEY 6,426 6,042 384 6.0% 5.5% 6.9%

CLINTON 3,844 3,575 269 7.0% 6.9% 9.3%

CUMBERLAND 2,895 2,734 161 5.6% 5.6% 7.7%

GREEN 5,134 4,862 272 5.3% 4.8% 6.7%

MCCREARY 4,933 4,536 397 8.0% 7.4% 10.9%

PULASKI 25,890 24,349 1,541 6.0% 5.4% 7.5%

RUSSELL 6,723 6,070 653 9.7% 9.3% 9.0%

TAYLOR 11,542 10,844 698 6.0% 5.4% 7.6%

WAYNE 6,830 6,302 528 7.7% 7.2% 10.6%

LINCOLN TRAIL 118,429 112,110 6,319 5.3% 4.9% 6.7%

BRECKINRIDGE 7,884 7,432 452 5.7% 5.3% 7.1%

GRAYSON 10,521 9,828 693 6.6% 6.1% 8.4%

HARDIN 46,322 43,932 2,390 5.2% 4.7% 6.3%

LARUE 5,699 5,397 302 5.3% 5.0% 6.6%

MARION 8,833 8,381 452 5.1% 4.9% 6.7%

MEADE 12,045 11,346 699 5.8% 5.3% 7.2%

NELSON 21,121 20,053 1,068 5.1% 4.7% 6.3%

WASHINGTON 6,004 5,741 263 4.4% 4.0% 5.7%


Statewide

KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BMK14 Preliminary May 2015




1,993,291 1,887,811 105,480 5.3% 4.8% 6.7%

COUNTY

NORTHERN KENTUCKY 228,398 218,229 10,169 4.5% 4.0% 5.7%

BOONE 64,828 62,114 2,714 4.2% 3.8% 5.4%

CAMPBELL 47,974 45,917 2,057 4.3% 3.9% 5.4%

CARROLL 4,754 4,474 280 5.9% 5.1% 7.3%

GALLATIN 3,809 3,608 201 5.3% 4.9% 7.0%

GRANT 11,212 10,630 582 5.2% 4.8% 6.5%

KENTON 83,457 79,710 3,747 4.5% 4.1% 5.7%

OWEN 5,521 5,292 229 4.1% 3.8% 5.4%

PENDLETON 6,843 6,484 359 5.2% 4.7% 6.8%

PENNYRILE 85,950 80,744 5,206 6.1% 5.5% 7.4%

CALDWELL 5,410 5,108 302 5.6% 5.0% 6.7%

CHRISTIAN 25,982 24,287 1,695 6.5% 5.9% 8.1%

CRITTENDEN 3,889 3,678 211 5.4% 5.0% 6.7%

HOPKINS 20,562 19,386 1,176 5.7% 5.5% 7.1%

LIVINGSTON 3,645 3,403 242 6.6% 6.4% 8.0%

LYON 2,880 2,716 164 5.7% 5.1% 6.6%

MUHLENBERG 12,288 11,455 833 6.8% 6.0% 7.9%

TODD 5,435 5,178 257 4.7% 4.1% 5.6%

TRIGG 5,859 5,533 326 5.6% 5.0% 7.1%

PURCHASE 87,533 82,688 4,845 5.5% 5.1% 7.2%

BALLARD 3,616 3,384 232 6.4% 5.9% 8.3%

CALLOWAY 18,248 17,387 861 4.7% 4.4% 5.7%

CARLISLE 2,292 2,172 120 5.2% 5.1% 6.2%

FULTON 2,211 2,035 176 8.0% 6.7% 9.0%

GRAVES 15,618 14,699 919 5.9% 5.6% 8.1%

HICKMAN 2,091 1,977 114 5.5% 5.0% 6.6%

MCCRACKEN 28,766 27,139 1,627 5.7% 5.1% 7.6%

MARSHALL 14,691 13,895 796 5.4% 4.9% 6.9%

BOWLING GREEN MSA 78,554 74,807 3,747 4.8% 4.3% 6.0%

ELIZABETHTOWN MSA 64,066 60,675 3,391 5.3% 4.8% 6.5%

LEXINGTON MSA 260,250 249,437 10,813 4.2% 3.8% 5.3%

LOUISVILLE MSA 630,681 600,818 29,863 4.7% 4.4% 6.1%

OWENSBORO MSA 53,326 50,793 2,533 4.8% 4.2% 6.0%


Statewide

KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BMK14 Preliminary May 2015
