Northern Kentucky Employer/Workforce Stats
Northern Kentucky claims a true diversity among its employers. Many of these outstanding companies are national and/or international corporations with either their headquarters or their regional facility located within our metropolitan statistical area (MSA).
The Northern Kentucky workforce supporting the employers is young, educated, and highly mobile. Worker productivity ranks significantly higher than the national average.
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Northern Kentucky Employment and Wages by Industry
Annual, 2008 |
| Industry |
Employment |
% |
Wages (000) |
% |
| Mining |
16 |
.01% |
$159 |
.01% |
| Construction |
6,919 |
4.07% |
$73,059 |
4.36% |
Utilities, Trade &
Transportation |
44,083 |
25.94% |
$401,310 |
23.94% |
| Information |
1,937 |
1.14% |
$23,378 |
1.39% |
| F I R E |
10,855 |
6.39% |
$125,253 |
7.47% |
| Services |
63,658 |
37.46% |
$543,931 |
32.45% |
Federal/State/Local
Government |
23,183 |
13.64% |
$266,506 |
15.9% |
Agriculture &
Unclassified |
412 |
.24% |
$3,181 |
.19% |
| Manufacturing |
18,863 |
11.10% |
$239,367 |
14.28% |
(Source: Commonwealth of Kentucky Workforce Development Cabinet, Dept. for
Employment Services, Frankfort, KY, August, 2009) |
Unemployment
The unemployment rate for February 2010 in Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties in Northern Kentucky is 11% followed by a 10.8% for the Cincinnati MSA. Unemployment in the Commonwealth for the month ended February 2010 12% and 10.4% for the U.S.
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