KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BMK14

Preliminary May 2015

AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

U.S. Comparable Rate -

Statewide

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
ALLEN
BARREN
BUTLER
EDMONSON
HART
LOGAN
METCALFE
MONROE
SIMPSON
WARREN

133,392
8,794
18,419
5,253
4,861
7,675
11,675
4,085
4,495
8,489
59,646

126,910
8,358
17,480
4,949
4,546
7,274
11,100
3,879
4,286
8,084
56,954

6,482
436
939
304
315
401
575
206
209
405
2,692

4.9%
5.0%
5.1%
5.8%
6.5%
5.2%
4.9%
5.0%
4.6%
4.8%
4.5%

4.4%
4.5%
4.6%
5.2%
6.0%
4.8%
4.5%
4.7%
4.3%
4.3%
4.1%

6.1%
6.3%
6.5%
7.2%
7.9%
6.5%
5.7%
6.2%
5.8%
6.1%
5.7%

BIG SANDY
FLOYD
JOHNSON
MAGOFFIN
MARTIN
PIKE

48,586
12,190
7,878
3,708
3,428
21,382

44,309
11,124
7,271
3,236
3,154
19,524

4,277
1,066
607
472
274
1,858

8.8%
8.7%
7.7%
12.7%
8.0%
8.7%

8.3%
8.4%
7.4%
12.6%
7.3%
8.1%

10.9%
10.7%
9.4%
13.7%
9.2%
11.4%

4.4%
4.3%
4.6%
5.6%
5.1%
6.0%
4.0%
4.5%
5.2%
4.8%
4.3%
6.5%
4.4%
5.0%
5.5%
6.6%
4.2%
3.8%

4.0%
3.9%
4.3%
5.2%
4.8%
5.7%
3.7%
4.1%
4.9%
4.2%
3.9%
6.0%
4.0%
4.5%
5.1%
6.2%
3.7%
3.4%

5.7%
5.5%
5.9%
7.2%
6.2%
7.6%
5.1%
5.7%
6.9%
6.3%
5.6%
8.9%
5.8%
6.3%
8.2%
8.4%
5.3%
4.8%

BLUEGRASS
ANDERSON
BOURBON
BOYLE
CLARK
ESTILL
FAYETTE
FRANKLIN
GARRARD
HARRISON
JESSAMINE
LINCOLN
MADISON
MERCER
NICHOLAS
POWELL
SCOTT
WOODFORD

401,453
11,209
9,678
12,063
17,127
5,347
168,132
23,904
7,561
8,340
24,956
9,232
45,457
9,813
3,409
4,868
26,167
14,190

383,706
10,726
9,228
11,384
16,245
5,024
161,355
22,834
7,168
7,942
23,877
8,631
43,475
9,318
3,221
4,546
25,081
13,651

Note: Rates are not seasonally adjusted

17,747
483
450
679
882
323
6,777
1,070
393
398
1,079
601
1,982
495
188
322
1,086
539

KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BMK14

Preliminary May 2015

AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

U.S. Comparable Rate - 5.3%

Statewide

CLF

EMP

UNEMP

May 15

Apr 15

May 14

1,993,291

1,887,811

105,480

5.3%

4.8%

6.7%

COUNTY
BUFFALO TRACE
BRACKEN
FLEMING
LEWIS
MASON
ROBERTSON

23,330
3,806
6,176
5,037
7,516
795

21,823
3,574
5,790
4,632
7,082
745

1,507
232
386
405
434
50

6.5%
6.1%
6.3%
8.0%
5.8%
6.3%

6.0%
5.7%
5.8%
7.5%
5.4%
5.6%

8.2%
7.8%
8.0%
9.2%
7.9%
7.9%

CUMBERLAND VALLEY
BELL
CLAY
HARLAN
JACKSON
KNOX
LAUREL
ROCKCASTLE
WHITLEY

80,491
9,162
5,334
8,256
4,518
9,813
23,369
6,958
13,081

74,338
8,405
4,828
7,336
4,147
9,017
21,896
6,538
12,171

6,153
757
506
920
371
796
1,473
420
910

7.6%
8.3%
9.5%
11.1%
8.2%
8.1%
6.3%
6.0%
7.0%

6.9%
7.6%
8.6%
10.0%
7.6%
7.3%
5.7%
5.4%
6.2%

9.9%
10.4%
12.1%
14.4%
12.8%
10.4%
7.9%
7.2%
9.3%

FIVCO

50,080
18,651
10,146
2,078
13,948
5,257

46,381
17,424
9,288
1,889
12,967
4,813

3,699
1,227
858
189
981
444

7.4%
6.6%
8.5%
9.1%
7.0%
8.4%

6.9%
6.1%
8.0%
8.6%
6.5%
8.0%

8.8%
7.7%
10.6%
11.4%
8.2%
9.7%

GATEWAY
BATH
MENIFEE
MONTGOMERY
MORGAN
ROWAN

33,291
4,505
2,280
11,384
4,716
10,406

31,075
4,172
2,097
10,660
4,369
9,777

2,216
333
183
724
347
629

6.7%
7.4%
8.0%
6.4%
7.4%
6.0%

6.2%
7.0%
7.8%
5.9%
7.3%
5.4%

7.8%
8.6%
9.0%
7.2%
9.5%
7.1%

GREEN RIVER
DAVIESS
HANCOCK
HENDERSON
MCLEAN
OHIO
UNION
WEBSTER

97,128
45,204
3,890
21,567
4,232
9,254
6,686
6,295

92,169
43,081
3,692
20,499
4,020
8,667
6,254
5,956

4,959
2,123
198
1,068
212
587
432
339

5.1%
4.7%
5.1%
5.0%
5.0%
6.3%
6.5%
5.4%

4.6%
4.2%
4.4%
4.5%
4.7%
5.5%
6.2%
5.0%

6.4%
5.9%
6.3%
6.5%
6.6%
7.8%
8.1%
6.3%

BOYD
CARTER
ELLIOTT
GREENUP
LAWRENCE

Note: Rates are not seasonally adjusted

KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BMK14

Preliminary May 2015

AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

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%

34,100
4,047
5,021
2,172
3,096
7,166
1,204
9,437
1,957

30,955
3,676
4,554
2,014
2,777
6,426
1,096
8,633
1,779

3,145
371
467
158
319
740
108
804
178

9.2%
9.2%
9.3%
7.3%
10.3%
10.3%
9.0%
8.5%
9.1%

8.5%
8.8%
8.7%
7.0%
9.5%
9.2%
8.2%
7.7%
8.4%

11.3%
11.6%
11.4%
9.8%
12.8%
12.4%
10.6%
10.5%
10.5%

489,763
38,812
7,587
377,947
30,019
22,307
9,205
3,886

466,403
37,026
7,250
359,442
28,812
21,398
8,813
3,662

23,360
1,786
337
18,505
1,207
909
392
224

4.8%
4.6%
4.4%
4.9%
4.0%
4.1%
4.3%
5.8%

4.4%
4.3%
4.3%
4.5%
3.6%
3.8%
4.0%
5.2%

6.3%
6.1%
6.0%
6.4%
5.0%
5.3%
5.6%
7.3%

LAKE CUMBERLAND
ADAIR
CASEY
CLINTON
CUMBERLAND
GREEN
MCCREARY
PULASKI
RUSSELL
TAYLOR
WAYNE

81,362
7,145
6,426
3,844
2,895
5,134
4,933
25,890
6,723
11,542
6,830

75,970
6,656
6,042
3,575
2,734
4,862
4,536
24,349
6,070
10,844
6,302

5,392
489
384
269
161
272
397
1,541
653
698
528

6.6%
6.8%
6.0%
7.0%
5.6%
5.3%
8.0%
6.0%
9.7%
6.0%
7.7%

6.2%
6.6%
5.5%
6.9%
5.6%
4.8%
7.4%
5.4%
9.3%
5.4%
7.2%

8.1%
8.0%
6.9%
9.3%
7.7%
6.7%
10.9%
7.5%
9.0%
7.6%
10.6%

LINCOLN TRAIL
BRECKINRIDGE
GRAYSON
HARDIN
LARUE
MARION
MEADE
NELSON
WASHINGTON

118,429
7,884
10,521
46,322
5,699
8,833
12,045
21,121
6,004

112,110
7,432
9,828
43,932
5,397
8,381
11,346
20,053
5,741

6,319
452
693
2,390
302
452
699
1,068
263

5.3%
5.7%
6.6%
5.2%
5.3%
5.1%
5.8%
5.1%
4.4%

4.9%
5.3%
6.1%
4.7%
5.0%
4.9%
5.3%
4.7%
4.0%

6.7%
7.1%
8.4%
6.3%
6.6%
6.7%
7.2%
6.3%
5.7%

Statewide
COUNTY
KENTUCKY RIVER
BREATHITT
KNOTT
LEE
LESLIE
LETCHER
OWSLEY
PERRY
WOLFE
KIPDA
BULLITT
HENRY
JEFFERSON
OLDHAM
SHELBY
SPENCER
TRIMBLE

Note: Rates are not seasonally adjusted

KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BMK14

Preliminary May 2015

AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

U.S. Comparable Rate - 5.3%

Statewide

CLF

EMP

UNEMP

May 15

Apr 15

May 14

1,993,291

1,887,811

105,480

5.3%

4.8%

6.7%

COUNTY
NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE
CAMPBELL
CARROLL
GALLATIN
GRANT
KENTON
OWEN
PENDLETON

228,398
64,828
47,974
4,754
3,809
11,212
83,457
5,521
6,843

218,229
62,114
45,917
4,474
3,608
10,630
79,710
5,292
6,484

10,169
2,714
2,057
280
201
582
3,747
229
359

4.5%
4.2%
4.3%
5.9%
5.3%
5.2%
4.5%
4.1%
5.2%

4.0%
3.8%
3.9%
5.1%
4.9%
4.8%
4.1%
3.8%
4.7%

5.7%
5.4%
5.4%
7.3%
7.0%
6.5%
5.7%
5.4%
6.8%

PENNYRILE
CALDWELL
CHRISTIAN
CRITTENDEN
HOPKINS
LIVINGSTON
LYON
MUHLENBERG
TODD
TRIGG

85,950
5,410
25,982
3,889
20,562
3,645
2,880
12,288
5,435
5,859

80,744
5,108
24,287
3,678
19,386
3,403
2,716
11,455
5,178
5,533

5,206
302
1,695
211
1,176
242
164
833
257
326

6.1%
5.6%
6.5%
5.4%
5.7%
6.6%
5.7%
6.8%
4.7%
5.6%

5.5%
5.0%
5.9%
5.0%
5.5%
6.4%
5.1%
6.0%
4.1%
5.0%

7.4%
6.7%
8.1%
6.7%
7.1%
8.0%
6.6%
7.9%
5.6%
7.1%

PURCHASE
BALLARD
CALLOWAY
CARLISLE
FULTON
GRAVES
HICKMAN
MCCRACKEN
MARSHALL

87,533
3,616
18,248
2,292
2,211
15,618
2,091
28,766
14,691

82,688
3,384
17,387
2,172
2,035
14,699
1,977
27,139
13,895

4,845
232
861
120
176
919
114
1,627
796

5.5%
6.4%
4.7%
5.2%
8.0%
5.9%
5.5%
5.7%
5.4%

5.1%
5.9%
4.4%
5.1%
6.7%
5.6%
5.0%
5.1%
4.9%

7.2%
8.3%
5.7%
6.2%
9.0%
8.1%
6.6%
7.6%
6.9%

BOWLING GREEN MSA

ELIZABETHTOWN MSA
LEXINGTON MSA
LOUISVILLE MSA
OWENSBORO MSA

78,554
64,066
260,250
630,681
53,326

74,807
60,675
249,437
600,818
50,793

3,747
3,391
10,813
29,863
2,533

4.8%
5.3%
4.2%
4.7%
4.8%

4.3%
4.8%
3.8%
4.4%
4.2%

6.0%
6.5%
5.3%
6.1%
6.0%

Note: Rates are not seasonally adjusted