Yarmuth: sequester hurts business
Kentucky U.S. Congressman John Yarmuth says the 85-billion dollars in cuts that have been imposed as a result of the federal budget sequester will hurt private business. The Jefferson County Democrat...
View ArticleJob Growth Less Than Expected, But Unemployment Hits 5-Year Low
Note: This post was updated several times after the jobs report was released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The nation's unemployment rate slipped to 6.6 percent in January from 6.7 percent a month before, but...
View ArticleEconomy Adds 321,000 Jobs In November, Unemployment Holds Steady
The November jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the U.S. job market continues to improve at a steady pace. Here are the two big numbers from Friday's report: — The economy...
View ArticleNearly 300K New Jobs In February; Unemployment Dips To 5.5 Percent
The U.S. economy added 295,000 jobs last month, according to the Labor Department's monthly survey , and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.5 percent. The latest strong data beat expectations and...
View ArticleUnemployment Rate Dips To 5.1 Percent Amid 173,000 New Jobs In August
Updated at 9:50 a.m. ET The Labor Department says the U.S. economy added 173,000 jobs in August, a figure that fell short of expectations but nonetheless appeared to shrug off turmoil in overseas...
View ArticleU.S. Added 211,000 Jobs In November, Labor Department Says
The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November, the Labor Department says in its new report. The unemployment rate remained steady at 5 percent, according to the monthly data from the agency's Bureau...
View ArticleLatest Jobs Report: Ballard Highest and Calloway Lowest in Region
A new jobs report shows unemployment rates fell in 83 Kentucky counties, rose in 33 and remained the same in 4 between April 2015 and April 2016.
View ArticleKentucky Unemployment Rate Fell Slightly in June
State officials say Kentucky’s unemployment rate fell slightly in June. The state Office of Employment and Training said Thursday that last month's jobless rate dropped to 5 percent, down from a...
View ArticleU.S. Added 151,000 New Jobs In August; Unemployment Rate Steady
The U.S. added 151,000 new jobs in August and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent, according to the monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both those metrics fell short...
View ArticleIllinois Unemployment Drops, But So Does Job Creation
The Illinois Department of Employment Security says unemployment saw a decrease in Illinois in August, the fourth-straight monthly drop, but state officials are not celebrating.
View ArticleKentucky Jobless Rate Continues Steady Overall Decline
Kentucky’s jobless rate continues a steady decline below the national average according to the latest report from the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training .
View ArticleKentucky Labor Force Grows, Unemployment Rate at Five Percent
Kentucky’s unemployment rate is at 5% and the labor force is growing.
View ArticleOnly 98,000 New Jobs Were Created In March, Labor Department Says
Updated at 11 a.m. ET with retail outlook After adding more than 200,000 jobs in each of the first two months of this year, the U.S. economy gained only 98,000 jobs in March, according to the monthly...
View ArticleKentucky Labor Officials: April Jobs Report Suggests More People Looking for...
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary April unemployment rate slightly notched up to 5.1%. Despite the slight unemployment increase the number of employed is also up, suggesting more individuals...
View ArticleU.S. Economy Grew At 2.6 Percent Rate In 2nd Quarter
The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.6 percent between April and June. It was nice comeback from the tepid 1.2 percent annual growth rate of the first quarter and more in line with the...
View ArticleJobless Rates Increase in 85 Kentucky Counties
Kentucky officials say unemployment rates rose in 85 of the state's 120 counties between August 2016 and August 2017.
View ArticleUnemployment Data Shows Decreased Rates in Nearly Two-Thirds of Kentucky...
Unemployment rates fell in two-thirds of Kentucky’s counties in November 2017, from the previous year.
View ArticleKY Center for Statistics: Unemployment Rates Fall in 114 Counties
The Kentucky Center for Statistics reports that unemployment rates fell in 115 Kentucky counties between August 2017 and August 2018.
View ArticleUnemployment Rates Rise In 76 Kentucky Counties
Kentucky officials say unemployment rates rose in 76 of the state's counties between October 2017 and October 2018. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says jobless rates fell in 34 counties and stayed...
View ArticleUnemployment Rates In Ky. Counties Drop Below 10 Percent
None of Kentucky's 120 counties had an unemployment rate above 10 percent in November. State officials say it is the first time since October 2000 that none of the state's counties had a double-digit...
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