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.
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.
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.
20 June 2019 (Bereaonline.com)
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.
The preliminary May 2019 jobless rate was down 0.4 percentage points from the 4.4 percent recorded for the state in May 2018.
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.
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.
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.
(19 April 2019 - UKNOW) What impact does University of Kentucky research have on the Commonwealth? The UK Research 2018 Annual Report provides a snapshot of UK’s research: from the opening of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building, to statewide economic impact and national R&D rankings, to innovative federally funded research projects in the six areas that fall under a new program — the Research Priorities Initiative.
(18 April 2019 - WTVQ) Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March 2019 unemployment rate was 4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for March 2019 was down from the 4.1 percent reported for February 2019.
The preliminary March 2019 jobless rate was down 0.3 percentage points from the 4.3 percent recorded for the state in March 2018.
(18 April 2019 - The Lane Report) Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March 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 March 2019 was down from the 4.1 percent reported for February 2019.
The preliminary March 2019 jobless rate was down 0.3 percentage points from the 4.3 percent recorded for the state in March 2018.