KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

Preliminary November 2018

AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
U.S. Comparable Rate - 3.5%
CLF EMP UNEMP November 18 October 18 November 17

Statewide 2,064,591 1,991,858 72,733 3.5% 4.2% 3.9%

COUNTY
BARREN RIVER 141,966 137,433 4,533 3.2% 3.9% 3.5%
ALLEN 9,173 8,890 283 3.1% 3.8% 3.3%
BARREN 19,070 18,392 678 3.6% 4.3% 3.8%
BUTLER 5,307 5,103 204 3.8% 4.5% 4.4%
EDMONSON 4,947 4,749 198 4.0% 5.0% 4.7%
HART 8,129 7,865 264 3.2% 3.8% 3.5%
LOGAN 12,672 12,290 382 3.0% 3.8% 3.6%
METCALFE 4,142 4,008 134 3.2% 4.0% 3.3%
MONROE 4,919 4,757 162 3.3% 3.9% 2.9%
SIMPSON 8,773 8,479 294 3.4% 4.0% 4.0%
WARREN 64,834 62,900 1,934 3.0% 3.7% 3.2%

BIG SANDY 43,960 41,570 2,390 5.4% 6.4% 6.4%

FLOYD 11,352 10,754 598 5.3% 6.2% 6.2%
JOHNSON 7,056 6,700 356 5.0% 6.1% 6.4%
MAGOFFIN 2,919 2,631 288 9.9% 11.1% 11.9%
MARTIN 2,721 2,584 137 5.0% 6.0% 5.7%
PIKE 19,912 18,901 1,011 5.1% 6.0% 5.8%

BLUEGRASS 421,664 409,073 12,591 3.0% 3.7% 3.2%

ANDERSON 11,682 11,341 341 2.9% 3.7% 3.1%
BOURBON 10,077 9,771 306 3.0% 3.9% 3.5%
BOYLE 12,670 12,186 484 3.8% 4.5% 3.9%
CLARK 17,451 16,883 568 3.3% 4.0% 3.7%
ESTILL 5,548 5,324 224 4.0% 4.8% 5.0%
FAYETTE 177,266 172,564 4,702 2.7% 3.3% 2.9%
FRANKLIN 24,953 24,168 785 3.1% 3.9% 3.4%
GARRARD 7,864 7,582 282 3.6% 4.4% 3.8%
HARRISON 8,776 8,482 294 3.4% 4.1% 3.4%
JESSAMINE 26,468 25,687 781 3.0% 3.6% 3.0%
LINCOLN 9,393 8,953 440 4.7% 5.0% 4.5%
MADISON 46,760 45,289 1,471 3.1% 3.8% 3.3%
MERCER 10,074 9,684 390 3.9% 4.4% 4.0%
NICHOLAS 3,505 3,385 120 3.4% 4.1% 3.9%
POWELL 5,087 4,848 239 4.7% 5.4% 5.1%
SCOTT 28,885 28,102 783 2.7% 3.3% 3.0%
WOODFORD 15,205 14,824 381 2.5% 3.2% 2.6%

Note: Rates are not seasonally adjusted

 KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
Preliminary November 2018
AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
U.S. Comparable Rate - 3.5%
CLF EMP UNEMP November 18 October 18 November 17

Statewide 2,064,591 1,991,858 72,733 3.5% 4.2% 3.9%

COUNTY
BUFFALO TRACE 23,562 22,477 1,085 4.6% 5.2% 5.2%
BRACKEN 3,879 3,737 142 3.7% 4.3% 4.2%
FLEMING 6,395 6,135 260 4.1% 4.9% 4.7%
LEWIS 5,043 4,729 314 6.2% 6.1% 7.3%
MASON 7,391 7,059 332 4.5% 5.3% 4.8%
ROBERTSON 854 817 37 4.3% 4.6% 4.6%

CUMBERLAND VALLEY 81,420 77,600 3,820 4.7% 5.6% 5.5%

BELL 8,524 8,112 412 4.8% 6.0% 6.0%
CLAY 5,201 4,904 297 5.7% 7.0% 6.5%
HARLAN 6,791 6,391 400 5.9% 7.1% 7.0%
JACKSON 4,313 4,071 242 5.6% 6.6% 6.6%
KNOX 10,348 9,830 518 5.0% 6.0% 6.3%
LAUREL 25,296 24,215 1,081 4.3% 5.1% 4.8%
ROCKCASTLE 6,851 6,573 278 4.1% 4.7% 4.5%
WHITLEY 14,096 13,504 592 4.2% 5.0% 4.7%

FIVCO 49,134 46,493 2,641 5.4% 6.1% 6.2%

BOYD 18,159 17,301 858 4.7% 5.4% 5.4%
CARTER 9,985 9,318 667 6.7% 7.2% 7.2%
ELLIOTT 2,119 1,989 130 6.1% 7.5% 7.7%
GREENUP 13,574 12,883 691 5.1% 5.8% 5.9%
LAWRENCE 5,297 5,002 295 5.6% 6.3% 6.9%

GATEWAY 34,088 32,571 1,517 4.5% 5.2% 5.3%

BATH 4,623 4,399 224 4.8% 5.8% 6.3%
MENIFEE 2,306 2,185 121 5.2% 6.3% 6.2%
MONTGOMERY 11,624 11,075 549 4.7% 5.3% 5.3%
MORGAN 4,494 4,292 202 4.5% 5.1% 5.2%
ROWAN 11,041 10,620 421 3.8% 4.7% 4.6%

GREEN RIVER 100,003 96,608 3,395 3.4% 4.1% 3.9%

DAVIESS 47,284 45,772 1,512 3.2% 3.9% 3.7%
HANCOCK 4,056 3,925 131 3.2% 3.8% 4.3%
HENDERSON 22,289 21,560 729 3.3% 4.0% 3.5%
MCLEAN 4,397 4,229 168 3.8% 4.4% 4.5%
OHIO 9,963 9,541 422 4.2% 5.1% 5.0%
UNION 6,087 5,839 248 4.1% 4.9% 4.6%
WEBSTER 5,927 5,742 185 3.1% 3.8% 4.0%

Note: Rates are not seasonally adjusted

 KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
Preliminary November 2018
AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
U.S. Comparable Rate - 3.5%
CLF EMP UNEMP November 18 October 18 November 17

Statewide 2,064,591 1,991,858 72,733 3.5% 4.2% 3.9%

COUNTY
KENTUCKY RIVER 31,170 29,509 1,661 5.3% 6.5% 6.4%
BREATHITT 3,769 3,555 214 5.7% 6.9% 6.2%
KNOTT 4,424 4,179 245 5.5% 6.8% 6.3%
LEE 2,114 2,009 105 5.0% 5.6% 6.6%
LESLIE 2,646 2,498 148 5.6% 7.1% 7.2%
LETCHER 6,682 6,356 326 4.9% 6.1% 6.6%
OWSLEY 1,236 1,167 69 5.6% 6.9% 6.3%
PERRY 8,337 7,900 437 5.2% 6.4% 6.1%
WOLFE 1,962 1,845 117 6.0% 6.9% 6.6%

KIPDA 516,909 499,790 17,119 3.3% 4.0% 3.4%

BULLITT 41,626 40,244 1,382 3.3% 3.9% 3.4%
HENRY 8,095 7,850 245 3.0% 3.6% 3.2%
JEFFERSON 396,212 382,675 13,537 3.4% 4.1% 3.5%
OLDHAM 32,775 31,901 874 2.7% 3.3% 2.8%
SHELBY 24,393 23,733 660 2.7% 3.4% 3.0%
SPENCER 9,872 9,603 269 2.7% 3.4% 3.1%
TRIMBLE 3,936 3,784 152 3.9% 4.5% 4.0%

LAKE CUMBERLAND 83,290 79,683 3,607 4.3% 5.0% 4.5%

ADAIR 6,873 6,587 286 4.2% 5.2% 4.9%
CASEY 6,984 6,575 409 5.9% 4.2% 3.7%
CLINTON 3,872 3,683 189 4.9% 5.5% 5.1%
CUMBERLAND 3,139 3,022 117 3.7% 4.3% 4.1%
GREEN 5,169 5,007 162 3.1% 4.1% 3.6%
MCCREARY 4,812 4,586 226 4.7% 6.0% 5.4%
PULASKI 26,045 24,995 1,050 4.0% 4.7% 4.6%
RUSSELL 6,282 5,966 316 5.0% 5.6% 5.3%
TAYLOR 12,312 11,866 446 3.6% 4.4% 3.5%
WAYNE 7,802 7,396 406 5.2% 6.8% 5.9%

LINCOLN TRAIL 125,965 121,375 4,590 3.6% 4.3% 3.7%

BRECKINRIDGE 8,240 7,896 344 4.2% 4.7% 4.6%
GRAYSON 11,237 10,688 549 4.9% 4.5% 4.4%
HARDIN 48,867 47,244 1,623 3.3% 4.1% 3.6%
LARUE 6,012 5,785 227 3.8% 4.5% 3.8%
MARION 9,832 9,528 304 3.1% 3.7% 3.1%
MEADE 12,350 11,869 481 3.9% 4.5% 4.1%
NELSON 22,994 22,124 870 3.8% 4.6% 3.4%
WASHINGTON 6,433 6,241 192 3.0% 3.9% 3.2%

Note: Rates are not seasonally adjusted

 KENTUCKY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
Preliminary November 2018
AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
U.S. Comparable Rate - 3.5%
CLF EMP UNEMP November 18 October 18 November 17

Statewide 2,064,591 1,991,858 72,733 3.5% 4.2% 3.9%

COUNTY
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 239,965 233,084 6,881 2.9% 3.4% 3.2%
BOONE 69,362 67,483 1,879 2.7% 3.3% 3.2%
CAMPBELL 50,227 48,826 1,401 2.8% 3.3% 3.0%
CARROLL 5,227 5,051 176 3.4% 4.1% 3.7%
GALLATIN 3,997 3,864 133 3.3% 4.1% 3.7%
GRANT 11,655 11,239 416 3.6% 4.2% 4.0%
KENTON 87,140 84,729 2,411 2.8% 3.4% 3.2%
OWEN 5,362 5,121 241 4.5% 5.0% 3.3%
PENDLETON 6,995 6,771 224 3.2% 3.8% 3.8%

PENNYRILE 83,488 80,160 3,328 4.0% 4.8% 4.4%

CALDWELL 5,532 5,311 221 4.0% 4.4% 3.9%
CHRISTIAN 25,490 24,439 1,051 4.1% 5.1% 4.7%
CRITTENDEN 4,067 3,910 157 3.9% 4.6% 4.0%
HOPKINS 19,505 18,841 664 3.4% 4.2% 3.8%
LIVINGSTON 3,674 3,484 190 5.2% 5.4% 5.8%
LYON 3,117 2,977 140 4.5% 4.9% 4.3%
MUHLENBERG 10,683 10,157 526 4.9% 6.0% 5.3%
TODD 5,456 5,298 158 2.9% 3.8% 3.4%
TRIGG 5,964 5,743 221 3.7% 4.4% 4.5%

PURCHASE 87,999 84,428 3,571 4.1% 4.7% 4.9%

BALLARD 3,551 3,369 182 5.1% 6.1% 6.2%
CALLOWAY 18,377 17,789 588 3.2% 3.9% 3.7%
CARLISLE 2,310 2,230 80 3.5% 4.2% 5.5%
FULTON 2,079 1,982 97 4.7% 6.0% 5.1%
GRAVES 15,750 15,111 639 4.1% 4.8% 4.8%
HICKMAN 1,967 1,887 80 4.1% 4.9% 5.7%
MCCRACKEN 29,058 27,776 1,282 4.4% 5.0% 5.3%
MARSHALL 14,907 14,284 623 4.2% 4.7% 4.9%

BOWLING GREEN MSA 84,261 81,642 2,619 3.1% 3.8% 3.3%

ELIZABETHTOWN MSA 67,229 64,898 2,331 3.5% 4.2% 3.7%
LEXINGTON MSA 275,352 267,831 7,521 2.7% 3.4% 3.0%
LOUISVILLE MSA 664,289 641,829 22,460 3.4% 3.9% 3.3%
OWENSBORO MSA 55,737 53,926 1,811 3.2% 3.9% 3.8%

Note: Rates are not seasonally adjusted