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State unemployment rate increases

17 August 2019 - Taylor Six (Richmond Register)

Kentucky's unemployment rate rose slightly last month but remains below the level of last year.

Figures released Thursday by the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet show the state's seasonally adjusted preliminary July 2019 unemployment rate was 4.3%, up from the 4.1% reported for June, but down 0.1% from the 4.4% recorded for the state in July 2018.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for July 2019 was 3.7%, unchanged from June 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Louisville City is interested in a MLS bid. Here's what that would look like.

31 July 2019 - Jeremy Chisenhall (Insider Louisville)

By this time next year, Louisville City FC will have a new home, as the two-time United Soccer League Champions will move out of Louisville Slugger Field and into an 11,300-seat stadium in Butchertown.

There are a number of motives for the construction of the Butchertown stadium, one being that the USL will require each of its clubs to have a self-owned soccer-specific stadium by 2020. That requirement provides necessity for the stadium, but one other impetus could be at play — a move to Major League Soccer.

Kentucky unemployment rate ticked up in June

31 July 2019 - Advocate Messenger

FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary June 2019 unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for June 2019 was up from the 4 percent reported for May 2019.

The preliminary June 2019 jobless rate was down 0.3 percentage points from the 4.4 percent recorded for the state in June 2018.

Kentucky’s unemployment rate largely unchanged

22 July 2019 - Tom Latek (Richmond Register)

FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month but remains below the level of last year.

Figures released Thursday by the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet show the state’s seasonally adjusted preliminary June 2019 unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, up from the 4 percent reported for May, but down from the 4.4 percent recorded for the state in June 2018.

Report: Kentucky unemployment rate mostly unchanged in May

26 June 2019 - Tom Latek (Richmond Register)

FRANKFORT -- Kentucky's unemployment rate in May remained steady while the civilian labor force increased from April, according to figures released by the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet on Thursday.

The seasonally adjusted preliminary May 2019 jobless rate stood at 4 percent, the same as in April, but down 0.4 percentage points from the 4.4 percent recorded for the state in May 2018.

Meanwhile, the civilian labor force increased by 1,654 in May, bringing the state's labor force to 2,066,916.

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May unemployment rate remains unchanged at 4 percent

22 June 2019 - Norther Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May 2019 unemployment rate was 4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for May 2019 was unchanged from April 2019.

Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Releases May 2019 Unemployment Report

20 June 2019 (Bereaonline.com)

The preliminary May 2019 jobless rate was down 0.4 percentage points from the 4.4 percent recorded for the state in May 2018.

UPS: The Cornerstone of Kentucky Logistics

18 June 2019 - Robert Hadley (The Lane Report)

Kentucky’s reputation as a transportation and logistics industry center continued to grow in May when Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos showed up in Hebron to break ground for a $1.5 billion Prime Air hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

The 3 million s.f. Prime Air freight shipping operation – scheduled to open in 2021 – will be Amazon’s first and allow it to improve two-day Prime customer delivery to one day, Bezos said.

April 2019 Unemployment Remains Unchanged from March Report

16 May 2019 - Justin Roth (WTVQ)

The preliminary April 2019 jobless rate was down 0.4 percentage points from the 4.4 percent recorded for the state in April 2018.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for April 2019 was 3.6 percent, down 0.2 percentage points from its March 2019 level, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet releases April 2019 unemployment report

16 May 2019 - The Lane Report

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary April 2019 unemployment rate was 4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for April 2019 was unchanged from March 2019.

The preliminary April 2019 jobless rate was down 0.4 percentage points from the 4.4 percent recorded for the state in April 2018.