New study highlights significant job growth in Kentucky

A new analysis released by Paul Coomes, senior economic adviser to the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, shows job levels are starting to return to pre-recession levels in Louisville and other parts of the state.

Coomes analyzed new job and wage growth data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently through its Quarterly Census of Employment Wages. He found that the highest levels of growth were in Lexington, Louisville and the Bowling Green and Hopkinsville areas of Western Kentucky. Read More