Economy at a Glance

Lexington-Fayette, KY

Lexington-Fayette, KY
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2012

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 (4) 240.1 (4) 239.7 237.2 237.2 (P) 237.8

Employment (1)

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 (4) 223.5 (4) 223.1 218.6 218.8 (P) 220.4

Unemployment (1)

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 (4) 16.6 (4) 16.6 18.6 18.3 (P) 17.4

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 (4) 6.9 (4) 6.9 7.8 7.7 (P) 7.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 251.1 250.4 245.9 246.5 248.8 (P) 251.2

12-month % change
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 0.5 -0.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 (P) 1.0

Mining, Logging, and Construction (3)

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 9.5 9.3 9.0 8.9 9.1 (P) 9.5

12-month % change
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 -5.0 -6.1 0.0 -1.1 -1.1 (P) -1.0

Manufacturing (3)

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 28.2 28.4 28.3 28.3 28.3 (P) 28.9

12-month % change
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 -3.8 -1.4 -1.0 -0.7 -1.0 (P) 0.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 45.5 46.0 45.0 44.0 44.8 (P) 45.2

12-month % change
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 -1.5 -1.7 1.1 -0.5 1.1 (P) 0.9

Information (3)

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 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 (P) 5.7

12-month % change
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 1.8 -9.4 -7.9 -6.6 -5.0 (P) -3.4

Financial Activities (3)

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 9.9 10.0 9.8 9.8 9.9 (P) 10.1

12-month % change
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 (P) 2.0

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 32.5 31.4 30.6 31.1 30.8 (P) 31.0

12-month % change
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 10.2 -0.9 5.5 7.6 5.1 (P) 4.7

Education and Health Services (3)

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 33.1 33.0 32.8 33.0 33.1 (P) 33.2

12-month % change
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 1.8 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.5 (P) 0.9

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 26.4 26.3 25.4 26.0 27.3 (P) 27.6

12-month % change
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 -2.2 0.8 4.1 5.7 7.5 (P) 0.0

Other Services (3)

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 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 (P) 10.1

12-month % change
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 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.0 1.0 (P) 0.0

Government (3)

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 50.2 50.2 49.3 49.8 49.8 (P) 49.9

12-month % change
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 0.4 0.6 1.4 1.4 1.0 (P) 0.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: May 18, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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