Employment Status in Lee County, Kentucky (County)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Lee County
Lee County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.419673%028.272065%54.518757%28.272065%28.3%1,5924.528503%4.457593%4.528503%4.5%25567.199432%40.603976%67.199432%67.2%3,784

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Lee County
Lee County
Kentucky
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-27.001031%-2.631322%-27.001031%-2.631322%-29.632353%29.6%27.001031%27.001031%27.001031%27.0%806786-4.522059%-4.522059%-4.522059%4.5%4.522059%0.012465%4.522059%0.012465%4.534524%4.5%123132-65.845588%-65.845588%-65.845588%65.8%65.845588%2.618857%65.845588%2.618857%68.464445%68.5%1,7911,993

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Lee County
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%2.107728%0.000000%97.892272%98%90.000000%2.730375%0.000000%97.269625%97%80.000000%4.545455%1.262626%94.191919%94%180.000000%17.803030%18%1.893939%80.303030%80%470.000000%21.789883%22%0.000000%78.210117%78%560.000000%33.264463%33%0.000000%66.735537%67%1610.000000%44.144903%44%4.549284%51.305813%51%5240.000000%43.370508%43%3.469641%53.159851%53%3500.000000%40.384615%40%7.211538%7%52.403846%52%1680.000000%28.306265%28%9.976798%10%61.716937%62%1220.000000%46.073298%46%15.706806%16%38.219895%38%880.000000%26.451613%26%24.516129%25%49.032258%49%410.000000%0.000000%6.811146%7%93.188854%93%00%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Lee County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.787%0.79%4.046%4.05%0.000%0%6.400%6.40%2.660%2.66%6.250%6.25%17.391%17.4%18.254%18.3%34.426%34.4%10.370%10.4%37.238%37.2%29.388%29.4%35.726%35.7%52.326%52.3%53.846%53.8%33.573%33.6%61.878%61.9%23.830%23.8%41.530%41.5%18.548%18.5%41.667%41.7%48.739%48.7%8.235%8.24%48.571%48.6%0.000%0%0.000%0%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Lee County
More Females More Males
Kentucky
Lee County
200%0%200%M:FFM75+65-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-21250.000000%47.249135%250.000000%250.0%3.5003.5027160.000000%12.899220%160.000000%160.0%2.6002.60513-4.347826%-4.347826%4.3%11.560536%0.9580.962423-200.000000%-200.000000%200.0%7.126792%0.3330.334214-23.611111%-23.611111%23.6%6.570623%0.8090.81897250.717703%7.866691%50.717703%50.7%1.5071.51209315-50.000000%-50.000000%50.0%13.040056%0.6670.67210140-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%14.327346%0.5000.5011256-65.217391%-65.217391%65.2%11.473260%0.6050.61764693.333333%14.791118%93.333333%93.3%1.9331.933058385.714286%9.404517%385.714286%385.7%4.8574.86734

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Kentucky.
Scope: population of Kentucky, Lee County, and selected other counties in Kentuckies
Lee County
Kentucky
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.046%4.05%6.400%6.40%6.250%6.25%18.254%18.3%10.370%10.4%29.388%29.4%52.326%52.3%33.573%33.6%23.830%23.8%18.548%18.5%48.739%48.7%48.571%48.6%0.000%0%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Kentucky.
Scope: population of Kentucky, Lee County, and selected other counties in Kentuckies
Lee County
Kentucky
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.787%0.79%0.000%0%2.660%2.66%17.391%17.4%34.426%34.4%37.238%37.2%35.726%35.7%53.846%53.8%61.878%61.9%41.530%41.5%41.667%41.7%8.235%8.24%0.000%0%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Lee County
Lee County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …214.146773%24.807123%14.146773%14.1%1606.454465%9.410566%6.454465%6.5%730.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.822426%04.774536%1.300941%4.774536%4.8%5411.582670%23.896633%11.582670%11.6%13114.412025%11.254068%14.412025%14.4%16312.732095%7.312946%12.732095%12.7%14435.897436%20.195298%35.897436%35.9%406

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Lee County
Lee County
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work55.749129%66.433909%55.749129%55.7%16025.435540%25.201660%25.435540%25.4%730.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.880487%018.815331%3.483943%18.815331%18.8%54

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Lee County
Lee County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work15.521327%38.137624%15.521327%15.5%13119.312796%17.960832%19.312796%19.3%16317.061611%11.671033%17.061611%17.1%14448.104265%32.230511%48.104265%48.1%406

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Lee County
Lee County
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma373.559322%83.429047%73.559322%73.6%21752.750000%71.794168%52.750000%52.8%42236.147309%61.431897%36.147309%36.1%63815.314402%38.025311%15.314402%15.3%151

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Lee County
Female Male
Kentucky
Lee County
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100%50%0%50%100%%AsianMixedOtherWhiteBlackHispanic1-71.428571%-24.039540%-18.375950%-71.428571%71.4%71.428571%28.571429%24.039540%100.000000%100.0%83.333%83.3%-66.666667%-43.292863%-1.770978%-66.666667%66.7%66.666667%33.333333%43.292863%100.000000%100.0%90.196%90.2%-64.864865%-35.135135%-24.059216%-18.529066%-100.000000%100.0%64.864865%24.059216%64.864865%64.9%78.333%78.3%-61.646489%-32.027608%-6.947026%-61.646489%61.6%61.646489%5.706710%32.027608%67.353199%67.4%64.642%64.6%-0.000000%-36.597748%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%36.597748%5.120125%100.000000%100.0%100.000%100%-0.000000%-20.731973%-21.555811%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%20.731973%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Lee County
Female Male
Kentucky
Lee County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%%OtherAsianWhiteHispanic1BlackMixed-32.432432%-67.567568%-4.529220%-3.411194%-100.000000%100.0%32.432432%4.529220%32.432432%32.4%58.333%58.3%-0.000000%-71.428571%-3.350254%-0.086921%-71.428571%71.4%0.000000%3.350254%0.000000%0.0%41.667%41.7%-4.358354%-4.435190%-4.358354%4.4%4.358354%0.900192%4.435190%1.230869%5.258545%5.3%4.831%4.83%-0.000000%-5.360536%-0.321101%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.360536%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-8.263367%-0.157505%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%8.263367%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-7.486921%-2.019925%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%7.486921%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Lee County
Female Male
Kentucky
Lee County
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0%1%2%3%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.045688%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.045688%0.687359%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.406116%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.406116%2.979650%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.255126%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.255126%1.573303%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.127829%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.127829%2.127047%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.078645%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.078645%2.764114%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.738179%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.738179%1.472080%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Kentucky and Lee County
Female Male
Kentucky
Lee County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%WhiteOtherMixedAsianHispanic1Black-32.646801%-5.706710%-61.025367%-38.353511%38.4%32.646801%61.025367%6.947026%32.646801%32.6%35.358%35.4%-0.000000%-57.411718%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%35.135135%57.411718%18.529066%35.135135%35.1%21.667%21.7%-0.000000%-33.333333%-54.936158%-33.333333%33.3%0.000000%54.936158%1.770978%0.000000%0.0%9.804%9.80%-0.000000%-28.571429%-57.584509%-28.571429%28.6%0.000000%57.584509%18.375950%0.000000%0.0%16.667%16.7%-0.000000%-57.712215%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%57.712215%21.555811%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-58.282127%-5.120125%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%58.282127%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Employment Status by Place in Lee County

There is 1 place in Lee County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Lee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lee County.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Lee County, selected places in Lee County, and entities that contain Lee County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralKentuckyBeattyvilleLee County School DistrictLee CountyLee CountyLee83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M79.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k77.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k34.710744%34.710744%34.7%42133.573141%33.573141%33.6%14033.573141%33.573141%33.6%140

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Lee County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Lee County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Lee County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lee County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Lee County, selected county subdivisions in Lee County, and entities that contain Lee County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralKentuckySt. HelensSouthwest LeeLee County School DistrictLee CountyLee CountyLeeBeattyville83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M79.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k77.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k72.500000%72.500000%72.5%29153.571429%53.571429%53.6%30233.573141%33.573141%33.6%14033.573141%33.573141%33.6%14025.233645%25.233645%25.2%813

Employment Status by County in Kentucky

There are 120 counties in Kentucky. This section compares Lee County to the 50 most populous counties in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lee County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 23,382.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Lee County, selected other counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Lee County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Woodford CountyWoodfordScott CountyScottBoone CountyBooneShelby CountyShelbyCampbell CountyCampbellMadison CountyMadisonMeade CountyMeadeMarshall CountyMarshallFayette CountyFayetteUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBullitt CountyBullittJefferson CountyJeffersonHardin CountyHardinGrant CountyGrantSouthClark CountyClarkCalloway CountyCallowayKenton CountyKentonWarren CountyWarrenMcCracken CountyMcCrackenNelson CountyNelsonDaviess CountyDaviessJessamine CountyJessamineCarter CountyCarterEast South CentralBarren CountyBarrenChristian CountyChristianHenderson CountyHendersonKentuckyGrayson CountyGraysonMontgomery CountyMontgomeryRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnGreenup CountyGreenupMuhlenberg CountyMuhlenbergOldham CountyOldhamOhio CountyOhioLogan CountyLoganFranklin CountyFranklinHopkins CountyHopkinsGraves CountyGravesLaurel CountyLaurelPulaski CountyPulaskiTaylor CountyTaylorBoyle CountyBoyleBoyd CountyBoydHarlan CountyHarlanWhitley CountyWhitleyPerry CountyPerryKnox CountyKnoxPike CountyPikeBell CountyBellLetcher CountyLetcherFloyd CountyFloydLee County School DistrictLee CountyLee CountyLee95.770393%95.770393%95.8%1,585189.640103%89.640103%89.6%3,487289.136281%89.136281%89.1%8,287386.827393%86.827393%86.8%2,485486.105605%86.105605%86.1%4,778585.767442%85.767442%85.8%4,610685.626598%85.626598%85.6%1,674785.320615%85.320615%85.3%1,610884.890097%84.890097%84.9%17,80417.8k983.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.636705%83.636705%83.6%4,4571083.341076%83.341076%83.3%39,46739.5k1183.323691%83.323691%83.3%5,7611283.030683%83.030683%83.0%1,3261382.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.589676%82.589676%82.6%1,8881482.446544%82.446544%82.4%1,6581582.140856%82.140856%82.1%8,7941681.983722%81.983722%82.0%5,9431781.711666%81.711666%81.7%3,2081881.265378%81.265378%81.3%2,3121981.019595%81.019595%81.0%4,8792080.943396%80.943396%80.9%2,5742180.035864%80.035864%80.0%1,3392279.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k78.720974%78.720974%78.7%2,0682378.340081%78.340081%78.3%3,0962478.031126%78.031126%78.0%2,1562577.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k77.183272%77.183272%77.2%1,2552676.906552%76.906552%76.9%1,4322776.900149%76.900149%76.9%1,0322875.800256%75.800256%75.8%1,1842975.410564%75.410564%75.4%1,6993075.203837%75.203837%75.2%1,5683174.848485%74.848485%74.8%3,9523274.693878%74.693878%74.7%1,0983374.056878%74.056878%74.1%1,2763473.639241%73.639241%73.6%2,3273572.048364%72.048364%72.0%2,0263671.593945%71.593945%71.6%1,6083770.873296%70.873296%70.9%2,8083870.148490%70.148490%70.1%2,7403969.903692%69.903692%69.9%8714066.736953%66.736953%66.7%1,2664164.720121%64.720121%64.7%2,1394263.248370%63.248370%63.2%1,0674362.851600%62.851600%62.9%1,2964462.391304%62.391304%62.4%1,1484560.582423%60.582423%60.6%1,1654659.842713%59.842713%59.8%2,4354754.800239%54.800239%54.8%9194852.861035%52.861035%52.9%7764952.858906%52.858906%52.9%1,2855033.573141%33.573141%33.6%14033.573141%33.573141%33.6%140

Employment Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Lee County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lee County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Lee County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lee County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSalt Lake CountySalt LakeHennepin CountyHennepinNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgOakland CountyOaklandKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTarrant CountyTarrantContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeWestchester CountyWestchesterHarris CountyHarrisHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisQueens CountyQueensDallas CountyDallasAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMaricopa CountyMaricopaFranklin CountyFranklinNew York CountyNew YorkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBexar CountyBexarSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFulton CountyFultonClark CountyClarkSouthRiverside CountyRiversideMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoEast South CentralSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxKentuckyFresno CountyFresnoWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLee County School DistrictLee CountyLee CountyLee94.524869%94.524869%94.5%77,31077.3k192.050507%92.050507%92.1%63,35163.4k291.661578%91.661578%91.7%69,05669.1k390.993453%90.993453%91.0%84,91684.9k490.376879%90.376879%90.4%129,398129k590.106681%90.106681%90.1%71,28771.3k689.855361%89.855361%89.9%72,12672.1k789.706083%89.706083%89.7%72,24372.2k889.514827%89.514827%89.5%66,53166.5k989.506093%89.506093%89.5%69,62569.6k1089.338108%89.338108%89.3%141,466141k1189.156303%89.156303%89.2%53,12253.1k1289.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k1388.966990%88.966990%89.0%117,077117k1488.435355%88.435355%88.4%64,30464.3k1588.354538%88.354538%88.4%184,585185k1688.213162%88.213162%88.2%54,39454.4k1788.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k1888.144143%88.144143%88.1%55,91655.9k1988.038411%88.038411%88.0%82,14682.1k2087.789361%87.789361%87.8%103,494103k2187.773225%87.773225%87.8%48,62948.6k2287.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k2387.352998%87.352998%87.4%153,163153k2487.130266%87.130266%87.1%61,09461.1k2586.496700%86.496700%86.5%105,513106k2686.483820%86.483820%86.5%76,27776.3k2786.214096%86.214096%86.2%233,310233k2885.856101%85.856101%85.9%70,48770.5k2985.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k3085.404950%85.404950%85.4%68,94468.9k3185.363719%85.363719%85.4%596,024596k3285.262543%85.262543%85.3%103,646104k3385.057132%85.057132%85.1%184,164184k3485.024210%85.024210%85.0%74,27874.3k3584.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k3684.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k3783.832044%83.832044%83.8%158,264158k3883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.095443%83.095443%83.1%59,84759.8k3982.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k4082.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M81.469653%81.469653%81.5%119,894120k4181.460511%81.460511%81.5%47,62147.6k4280.465452%80.465452%80.5%56,80756.8k4380.317421%80.317421%80.3%45,74845.7k4479.754814%79.754814%79.8%75,92175.9k4579.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k78.590614%78.590614%78.6%105,335105k4677.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4777.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k76.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4874.070240%74.070240%74.1%77,99378.0k4973.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k5033.573141%33.573141%33.6%14033.573141%33.573141%33.6%140

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

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