Friday, November 19, 2010
KY Jobless Rate Falls...Slightly
KENTUCKY...
Kentucky's jobless rate has fallen slightly, but still remained in double-digits for October.
The Kentucky Office of Employment and Training said the jobless rate reached 10 percent last month, down from 10.1 percent in September.
Chief labor market analyst Justine Detzel said Thursday that new hiring in seven job sectors added about 7,300 people to the workforce in October. Detzel said rising employment is a sign that the state's economy is improving.
The state's leisure and hospitality sector accounted for 3,400 of the new jobs in October. The professional and business services sector added 2,900 jobs.
The trade, transportation and utilities sector was hit hardest by unemployment, having lost 2,900 jobs in October. The information sector dropped another 600 positions, the government sector lost 200, and the mining and logging sector lost 100.
Kentucky's jobless rate has fallen slightly, but still remained in double-digits for October.
The Kentucky Office of Employment and Training said the jobless rate reached 10 percent last month, down from 10.1 percent in September.
Chief labor market analyst Justine Detzel said Thursday that new hiring in seven job sectors added about 7,300 people to the workforce in October. Detzel said rising employment is a sign that the state's economy is improving.
The state's leisure and hospitality sector accounted for 3,400 of the new jobs in October. The professional and business services sector added 2,900 jobs.
The trade, transportation and utilities sector was hit hardest by unemployment, having lost 2,900 jobs in October. The information sector dropped another 600 positions, the government sector lost 200, and the mining and logging sector lost 100.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:27 PM 
