Employment Status in Kentucky (State)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.419673%0.399347%0.419673%0.4%14,73514.7k54.518757%58.423796%54.518757%54.5%1,914,1891.91M4.457593%4.660351%4.457593%4.5%156,509157k40.603976%36.516507%40.603976%40.6%1,425,6321.43M

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.062135%-0.062135%-0.062135%0.1%0.062135%0.733369%0.062135%0.733369%0.795504%0.8%1,11813,61713.6k-50.808334%-50.808334%-50.808334%50.8%50.808334%7.610672%50.808334%7.610672%58.419006%58.4%914,204914k999,9851,000k-3.951662%-3.951662%-3.951662%4.0%3.951662%1.037747%3.951662%1.037747%4.989408%5.0%71,10371.1k85,40685.4k-35.796082%-9.381788%-35.796082%-9.381788%-45.177870%45.2%35.796082%35.796082%35.796082%35.8%812,894813k612,738613k

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Kentucky
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%5.326341%0.199770%94.473888%94%14,29114.3k0.000000%15.207153%15%0.418100%84.374747%84%24,44224.4k0.000000%24.495792%24%0.836291%74.667917%75%54,86254.9k0.000000%39.132276%39%1.668847%59.198878%59%61,92861.9k0.000000%51.921281%52%2.364383%45.714336%46%58,94058.9k0.043148%60.043802%60%2.597696%37.315355%37%183,821184k0.115236%69.322593%69%3.660412%26.901759%27%424,813425k0.508952%72.862900%73%5.093980%21.534168%22%411,440411k0.782871%72.387138%72%6.186760%20.643231%21%207,396207k0.891723%71.389352%71%7.439728%7%20.279197%20%204,833205k1.724467%68.732323%69%8.638047%9%20.905163%21%125,554126k1.760502%59.935720%60%10.294551%10%28.009226%28%81,58481.6k0.389058%32.149534%32%9.356472%9%58.104937%58%75,02075.0k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Kentucky
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.554%3.55%8.055%8.05%12.228%12.2%18.657%18.7%21.754%21.8%27.574%27.6%35.865%35.9%42.612%42.6%47.668%47.7%56.639%56.6%56.546%56.5%63.838%63.8%65.860%65.9%73.120%73.1%69.088%69.1%77.630%77.6%68.642%68.6%77.650%77.6%68.909%68.9%75.600%75.6%68.154%68.2%72.594%72.6%60.493%60.5%62.839%62.8%33.986%34.0%31.178%31.2%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Kentucky
More Females More Males
United States
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1947.249135%41.016468%47.249135%47.2%1.4721.475,7808,51131.765598%27.081090%31.765598%31.8%1.3181.3210,54610.5k13,89613.9k12.899220%15.815003%12.899220%12.9%1.1291.1325,76925.8k29,09329.1k11.560536%8.933597%11.560536%11.6%1.1161.1229,27229.3k32,65632.7k7.126792%9.273799%7.126792%7.1%1.0711.0728,45628.5k30,48430.5k6.570623%6.810799%6.570623%6.6%1.0661.0788,98789.0k94,83494.8k7.866691%9.942320%7.866691%7.9%1.0791.08204,368204k220,445220k13.040056%16.373591%13.040056%13.0%1.1301.13193,128193k218,312218k14.327346%17.677567%14.327346%14.3%1.1431.1496,76696.8k110,630111k11.473260%12.932183%11.473260%11.5%1.1151.1196,86096.9k107,973108k14.791118%6.899104%14.791118%14.8%1.1481.1558,45458.5k67,10067.1k9.404517%3.680827%9.404517%9.4%1.0941.0938,96039.0k42,62442.6k-2.515927%-6.213837%-2.515927%2.5%0.9750.9837,97638.0k37,04437.0k

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, Kentucky, and selected other stateses
Kentucky
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-198.055%8.05%18.657%18.7%27.574%27.6%42.612%42.6%56.639%56.6%63.838%63.8%73.120%73.1%77.630%77.6%77.650%77.6%75.600%75.6%72.594%72.6%62.839%62.8%31.178%31.2%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, Kentucky, and selected other stateses
Kentucky
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.554%3.55%12.228%12.2%21.754%21.8%35.865%35.9%47.668%47.7%56.546%56.5%65.860%65.9%69.088%69.1%68.642%68.6%68.909%68.9%68.154%68.2%60.493%60.5%33.986%34.0%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%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 …224.807123%26.355280%24.807123%24.8%205,979206k9.410566%11.360258%9.410566%9.4%78,13878.1k1.822426%1.562423%1.822426%1.8%15,13215.1k1.300941%0.683291%1.300941%1.3%10,80210.8k23.896633%25.569630%23.896633%23.9%198,419198k11.254068%10.956809%11.254068%11.3%93,44593.4k7.312946%6.351691%7.312946%7.3%60,72160.7k20.195298%17.160618%20.195298%20.2%167,686168k

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 the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work66.433909%65.952090%66.433909%66.4%205,979206k25.201660%28.428183%25.201660%25.2%78,13878.1k4.880487%3.909845%4.880487%4.9%15,13215.1k3.483943%1.709883%3.483943%3.5%10,80210.8k

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 the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work38.137624%42.588545%38.137624%38.1%198,419198k17.960832%18.249563%17.960832%18.0%93,44593.4k11.671033%10.579320%11.671033%11.7%60,72160.7k32.230511%28.582572%32.230511%32.2%167,686168k

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 the United States and Kentucky
Kentucky
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.429047%83.226008%83.429047%83.4%467,931468k71.794168%74.180718%71.794168%71.8%512,512513k61.431897%66.788302%61.431897%61.4%462,909463k38.025311%53.682838%38.025311%38.0%109,819110k

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 the United States and Kentucky
Female Male
United States
Kentucky
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%%MixedBlackWhiteOtherAsianHispanic1-43.292863%-1.770978%-36.128555%-3.517674%-45.063842%45.1%43.292863%36.128555%43.292863%43.3%44.207%44.2%-36.597748%-37.862075%-36.597748%36.6%36.597748%5.120125%37.862075%4.463707%41.717873%41.7%39.192%39.2%-32.027608%-6.947026%-25.133162%-7.811371%-38.974633%39.0%32.027608%25.133162%32.027608%32.0%35.525%35.5%-24.059216%-18.529066%-27.869601%-15.010322%-42.588282%42.6%24.059216%27.869601%24.059216%24.1%32.169%32.2%-24.039540%-18.375950%-24.954644%-13.027025%-42.415491%42.4%24.039540%24.954644%24.039540%24.0%33.783%33.8%-20.731973%-21.555811%-26.161197%-15.426843%-42.287785%42.3%20.731973%26.161197%20.731973%20.7%30.193%30.2%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of the United States and Kentucky
Female Male
United States
Kentucky
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
5%0%5%%MixedBlackOtherHispanic1WhiteAsian-7.486921%-2.019925%-7.020561%-9.506847%9.5%7.486921%7.020561%1.131800%7.486921%7.5%8.530%8.53%-8.263367%-0.157505%-8.765765%-8.420872%8.4%8.263367%8.765765%1.133306%8.263367%8.3%8.341%8.34%-4.529220%-3.411194%-6.988092%-0.118912%-7.940414%7.9%4.529220%6.988092%4.529220%4.5%6.022%6.02%-5.360536%-0.321101%-5.825146%-5.681637%5.7%5.360536%5.825146%0.212717%5.360536%5.4%5.501%5.50%-4.435190%-4.033020%-4.435190%4.4%4.435190%1.230869%4.033020%1.031386%5.666059%5.7%5.046%5.05%-3.350254%-0.086921%-3.900544%-3.437175%3.4%3.350254%3.900544%0.501611%3.350254%3.4%3.396%3.40%

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 the United States and Kentucky
Female Male
United States
Kentucky
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0%1%2%3%%Hispanic1OtherMixedAsianBlackWhite-0.406116%-0.129147%-0.406116%0.4%0.406116%2.979650%0.129147%0.591307%3.385765%3.4%2.078%2.08%-0.738179%-0.115488%-0.738179%0.7%0.738179%1.472080%0.115488%0.440031%2.210259%2.2%1.566%1.57%-0.078645%-0.300625%-0.078645%0.1%0.078645%2.764114%0.300625%1.086130%2.842760%2.8%1.416%1.42%-0.127829%-0.088363%-0.127829%0.1%0.127829%2.127047%0.088363%0.426721%2.254876%2.3%1.127%1.13%-0.255126%-0.207069%-0.255126%0.3%0.255126%1.573303%0.207069%0.646166%1.828429%1.8%1.052%1.05%-0.045688%-0.116401%-0.045688%0.0%0.045688%0.687359%0.116401%0.788752%0.733047%0.7%0.387%0.39%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of the United States and Kentucky
Female Male
United States
Kentucky
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%Hispanic1AsianOtherWhiteBlackMixed-57.712215%-58.411960%-57.712215%57.7%57.712215%21.555811%58.411960%15.426843%79.268027%79.3%69.807%69.8%-57.584509%-62.018331%-57.584509%57.6%57.584509%18.375950%62.018331%13.027025%75.960460%76.0%66.217%66.2%-57.411718%-57.120077%-57.411718%57.4%57.411718%18.529066%57.120077%15.010322%75.940784%75.9%67.831%67.8%-61.025367%-67.055467%-61.025367%61.0%61.025367%6.947026%67.055467%7.811371%67.972392%68.0%64.475%64.5%-58.282127%-5.120125%-57.674218%-4.463707%-63.402252%63.4%58.282127%57.674218%58.282127%58.3%60.808%60.8%-54.936158%-60.353771%-54.936158%54.9%54.936158%1.770978%60.353771%3.517674%56.707137%56.7%55.793%55.8%

Map of Employment Status by County in Kentucky

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
10.6%15.5%20.4%25.3%30.1%35.1%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
2.5%6.3%10.1%13.8%17.6%21.4%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.1%5.1%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.0%1.5%3.1%4.6%6.2%7.8%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
32%45%58%70%83%96%
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Employment Status by Place in Kentucky

There are 540 places in Kentucky. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 8,688.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AlexandriaFort ThomasFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NVersaillesFort KnoxFrancisvilleBereaMount WashingtonMt WashingtonSt. MatthewsLyndonHillviewShelbyvilleErlangerFlorenceEdgewoodGeorgetownShivelyBurlingtonLexington-FayetteJeffersontownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthLawrenceburgLouisvilleWinchesterOwensboroRichmondIndependenceEast South CentralNicholasvilleElizabethtownKentuckyParisMurrayAshlandRadcliffCovingtonBowling GreenBardstownPaducahHendersonGlasgowHopkinsvilleMaysvilleMadisonvilleFrankfortShepherdsvilleDanvilleNewportSomersetFranklinCampbellsvilleMiddlesboroughMayfield98.363636%98.363636%98.4%541196.899225%96.899225%96.9%1,125296.641791%96.641791%96.6%518396.011004%96.011004%96.0%698495.440729%95.440729%95.4%942594.412107%94.412107%94.4%811693.449198%93.449198%93.4%699792.636816%92.636816%92.6%931891.928251%91.928251%91.9%1,025990.781797%90.781797%90.8%7781090.212766%90.212766%90.2%6361190.119760%90.119760%90.1%9031289.666137%89.666137%89.7%1,1281389.352084%89.352084%89.4%1,7791489.126214%89.126214%89.1%4591588.982372%88.982372%89.0%2,2211687.739872%87.739872%87.7%8231785.284052%85.284052%85.3%1,2461884.890097%84.890097%84.9%17,80417.8k1984.275053%84.275053%84.3%1,5812083.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.730924%82.730924%82.7%8242182.026204%82.026204%82.0%31,11531.1k2280.891720%80.891720%80.9%1,0162380.784081%80.784081%80.8%2,7202479.989242%79.989242%80.0%1,4872579.960995%79.960995%80.0%1,6402679.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k79.312039%79.312039%79.3%1,6142778.202368%78.202368%78.2%1,4532877.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k77.530364%77.530364%77.5%3832976.247031%76.247031%76.2%6423075.518035%75.518035%75.5%9843174.802458%74.802458%74.8%8523274.734848%74.734848%74.7%1,9733373.552290%73.552290%73.6%2,5533473.461538%73.461538%73.5%5733572.397582%72.397582%72.4%1,0783670.501636%70.501636%70.5%1,2933769.838946%69.838946%69.8%4773869.363868%69.363868%69.4%1,3633968.149883%68.149883%68.1%2914067.601810%67.601810%67.6%7474167.388535%67.388535%67.4%1,0584267.120181%67.120181%67.1%5924365.280899%65.280899%65.3%5814464.107677%64.107677%64.1%6434562.718204%62.718204%62.7%5034658.970588%58.970588%59.0%4014755.452865%55.452865%55.5%3004852.125280%52.125280%52.1%2334940.130506%40.130506%40.1%24650

Employment Status by Metro Area in Kentucky

There are 26 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Kentucky (19 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected metro areas in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Lexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiClarksville Metro AreaClarksvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRichmond and Berea Metro AreaRichmond AreaEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleElizabethtown and Fort Knox Metro AreaElizabethtownSouthLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMurray Metro AreaMurray AreaBardstown Metro AreaBardstownBowling Green Metro AreaBowling GreenOwensboro Metro AreaOwensboroPaducah Metro AreaPaducah AreaEast South CentralGlasgow Metro AreaGlasgow AreaKentuckyMount Sterling Metro AreaMount SterlingFrankfort Metro AreaFrankfortCentral City Metro AreaCentral CityHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonMaysville Metro AreaMaysvilleMadisonville Metro AreaMadisonvilleMayfield Metro AreaMayfield AreaDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaSomerset Metro AreaSomerset AreaCampbellsville Metro AreaCampbellsvilleUnion City Metro AreaUnion CityLondon Metro AreaLondon AreaMiddlesborough Metro AreaMiddlesborough85.442119%85.442119%85.4%28,25428.3k184.840139%84.840139%84.8%112,750113k284.601874%84.601874%84.6%14,45014.5k383.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.385190%83.385190%83.4%5,360483.326127%83.326127%83.3%15,41715.4k583.151278%83.151278%83.2%8,069682.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.620592%82.620592%82.6%67,63967.6k782.446544%82.446544%82.4%1,658881.265378%81.265378%81.3%2,312981.205393%81.205393%81.2%8,1921080.627615%80.627615%80.6%5,7811180.555085%80.555085%80.6%4,7601279.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k79.329784%79.329784%79.3%2,5331377.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k76.668870%76.668870%76.7%2,3201475.391121%75.391121%75.4%3,5661575.203837%75.203837%75.2%1,5681673.398561%73.398561%73.4%16,72916.7k1772.937626%72.937626%72.9%7251872.048364%72.048364%72.0%2,0261971.593945%71.593945%71.6%1,6082070.829720%70.829720%70.8%2,4502170.148490%70.148490%70.1%2,7402269.903692%69.903692%69.9%8712368.276473%68.276473%68.3%1,5412466.301749%66.301749%66.3%5,2692554.800239%54.800239%54.8%91926

Employment Status by County in Kentucky

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

Employed Working-Age Men by County#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
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 CountyFloyd95.770393%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%1,28550

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Kentucky

There are 493 county subdivisions in Kentucky. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Kentucky, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 19,921.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected county subdivisions in Kentucky, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Pewee ValleyNortheast JeffersonNE JeffersonWaltonLexington-Fayette NortheastLexington-Fayette …East JeffersonE JeffersonLexington-Fayette SoutheastLexington-Fayette …BereaGeorgetownFlorenceMount WashingtonMt WashingtonSouth JeffersonS JeffersonLouisville EastLouisville ESoutheast JeffersonSE JeffersonShelbyvilleLexington-Fayette SouthwestLexington-Fayette …IndependenceCentral JeffersonCntrl JeffersonPond CreekOwensboroSouth DixieUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNewport-Fort ThomasNewport-Fort Thom…Mount SterlingMt SterlingSouthLexington-Fayette CentralLexington-Fayette …ElizabethtownLouisville SouthLouisville SShepherdsville NorthwestShepherdsville NWWinchesterRichmondMurrayPaducahWhitesville-PhilpotGlasgowBowling GreenCovingtonEast South CentralBardstownRadcliffNicholasvilleKentuckyNorth DixieFrankfortUtica-StanleyAshlandSomersetHopkinsvilleMadisonvilleHendersonLexington-Fayette NorthwestLexington-Fayette …DanvilleLouisville CentralLouisville CntrlLouisville WestLouisville WLa Grange93.836978%93.836978%93.8%2,832192.666452%92.666452%92.7%2,881291.759003%91.759003%91.8%1,325391.400553%91.400553%91.4%3,635491.279469%91.279469%91.3%3,988591.096031%91.096031%91.1%4,430690.667678%90.667678%90.7%1,195790.043157%90.043157%90.0%2,921889.862543%89.862543%89.9%4,184989.279438%89.279438%89.3%1,5241088.965517%88.965517%89.0%1,9351187.709326%87.709326%87.7%5,7091287.604209%87.604209%87.6%6,4101387.257900%87.257900%87.3%1,7121487.106599%87.106599%87.1%2,5741586.423054%86.423054%86.4%2,9091684.916476%84.916476%84.9%5,1851784.856700%84.856700%84.9%2,1911884.499420%84.499420%84.5%2,1861984.251969%84.251969%84.3%1,3912083.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.425926%83.425926%83.4%3,6042183.386328%83.386328%83.4%1,0492282.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.812965%82.812965%82.8%5,5702382.631100%82.631100%82.6%2,7262482.604651%82.604651%82.6%3,5522582.369592%82.369592%82.4%2,0372681.841173%81.841173%81.8%1,6182781.472291%81.472291%81.5%1,9702881.412639%81.412639%81.4%8762980.464150%80.464150%80.5%2,3233080.080599%80.080599%80.1%1,3913179.883624%79.883624%79.9%9613279.651732%79.651732%79.7%4,0713379.534951%79.534951%79.5%5,5073479.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k79.312425%79.312425%79.3%1,3153579.219031%79.219031%79.2%1,7653678.764321%78.764321%78.8%1,9253777.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k77.382426%77.382426%77.4%2,5013877.026099%77.026099%77.0%2,2433976.678445%76.678445%76.7%1,3024073.497424%73.497424%73.5%1,2844173.273543%73.273543%73.3%1,6344272.478632%72.478632%72.5%1,6964370.410222%70.410222%70.4%1,0474465.789474%65.789474%65.8%9754565.048940%65.048940%65.0%1,5954664.357198%64.357198%64.4%8364760.636685%60.636685%60.6%1,2004853.818302%53.818302%53.8%1,6354949.513705%49.513705%49.5%1,12050

Employment Status by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Kentucky to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%Count#North DakotaNebraskaUtahIowaMinnesotaWyomingNew HampshireColoradoSouth DakotaKansasMarylandVermontVirginiaIdahoHawaiiWisconsinNew JerseyMassachusettsTexasConnecticutMontanaWashingtonIllinoisNew YorkRhode IslandDelawareCaliforniaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMissouriIndianaOregonNevadaSouthPennsylvaniaAlaskaOhioOklahomaMaineFloridaTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaGeorgiaArizonaMichiganArkansasAlabamaEast South CentralLouisianaKentuckyNew MexicoMississippiWest Virginia90.261180%90.261180%90.3%39,50139.5k190.092652%90.092652%90.1%103,266103k289.768291%89.768291%89.8%176,585177k388.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k488.794416%88.794416%88.8%301,600302k587.972078%87.972078%88.0%32,26232.3k687.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k787.801056%87.801056%87.8%326,677327k887.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k987.287483%87.287483%87.3%152,946153k1087.225633%87.225633%87.2%325,308325k1187.006237%87.006237%87.0%30,96931.0k1286.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k1386.676201%86.676201%86.7%87,88187.9k1486.347989%86.347989%86.3%77,25977.3k1586.186197%86.186197%86.2%301,656302k1685.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k1785.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k1885.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M1985.379450%85.379450%85.4%183,483183k2085.222232%85.222232%85.2%50,52450.5k2185.192832%85.192832%85.2%398,590399k2284.439271%84.439271%84.4%704,362704k2384.236014%84.236014%84.2%1,033,0571.03M2484.166626%84.166626%84.2%52,16952.2k2584.059725%84.059725%84.1%45,15145.2k2683.910328%83.910328%83.9%2,171,6792.17M2783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.736431%83.736431%83.7%535,950536k2883.563475%83.563475%83.6%303,851304k2983.393627%83.393627%83.4%342,787343k3083.326666%83.326666%83.3%218,710219k3182.927255%82.927255%82.9%161,364161k3282.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k3382.668443%82.668443%82.7%39,70439.7k3482.343836%82.343836%82.3%575,063575k3582.083033%82.083033%82.1%195,617196k3681.974198%81.974198%82.0%62,71662.7k3781.914954%81.914954%81.9%988,530989k3881.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k3981.836332%81.836332%81.8%239,787240k4081.729990%81.729990%81.7%544,920545k4181.421874%81.421874%81.4%343,365343k4281.139963%81.139963%81.1%478,058478k4379.875548%79.875548%79.9%145,693146k4479.617264%79.617264%79.6%235,605236k4579.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k79.252747%79.252747%79.3%223,190223k4677.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k4777.008649%77.008649%77.0%94,56294.6k4876.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k4974.916910%74.916910%74.9%86,33286.3k50

Employment Status by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares Kentucky to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kentucky.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Kentucky, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MarylandVirginiaTexasDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.DelawareUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthOklahomaFloridaTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaGeorgiaArkansasAlabamaEast South CentralLouisianaKentuckyMississippiWest Virginia87.225633%87.225633%87.2%325,308325k186.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k285.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M384.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k484.059725%84.059725%84.1%45,15145.2k583.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.736431%83.736431%83.7%535,950536k682.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.083033%82.083033%82.1%195,617196k781.914954%81.914954%81.9%988,530989k881.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k981.836332%81.836332%81.8%239,787240k1081.729990%81.729990%81.7%544,920545k1179.875548%79.875548%79.9%145,693146k1279.617264%79.617264%79.6%235,605236k1379.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k79.252747%79.252747%79.3%223,190223k1477.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k1576.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k1674.916910%74.916910%74.9%86,33286.3k17

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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