StateMaster - Kentucky Economy statistics

Employment	1,902,124	[25th of 52]
Gross State Product > Current Dollars	$135,412,000,000.00	[26th of 56]
Median Earnings for Male Full-Time, Year-Round Workers	$36,222.00	[43rd of 51]
Median Family Income	$43,953.00	[46th of 51]
Median Household Income	$35,269.00	[46th of 51]
Nest Egg Index	92.97	[41st of 50]
Percent below poverty level	17.4%	[7th of 51]
Percent of Children Below Poverty Level	25 %	[6th of 51]
Percent of Households With Retirement Income	17.9 %	[17th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level	12.6 %	[7th of 51]
Percent of Related Children Below Poverty Level	24.6 %	[6th of 51]
Personal income	$119,269,000,000.00	[26th of 51]
Total tax burden	$8,463,400,000.00	[23rd of 50]
Total tax burden (per capita)	$2,043.31	[21st of 50]
Unemployment	121,985	[21st of 52]
Unemployment rate	6%	[6th of 52]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total families	0.1%	[26th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total recipients	-1%	[26th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total families	34,861	[19th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients	76,688	[19th of 54]

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SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; US Census Bureau, 2004.; American Community Survey 2004 ; A.G. Edwards; American Community Survey 2004; Bureau of Economic Analysis regional data, 2005; US Census Bureau, 2004; Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; Administration of Children and Families

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