Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work , 2019
Pulaski County |
Labor Market |
|
|
|
Area |
|
|
Employment |
% |
Employment |
% |
Total All Industries |
27,371 |
100.0 |
92,889 |
100.0 |
Total Private Industries |
21,074 |
77.0 |
68,762 |
74.0 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
69 |
0.3 |
613 |
0.7 |
Construction |
1,098 |
4.0 |
2,651 |
2.9 |
Manufacturing |
3,049 |
11.1 |
12,575 |
13.5 |
Trade , Transportation and Utilities |
5,474 |
20.0 |
17,872 |
19.2 |
Information |
228 |
0.8 |
1,535 |
1.7 |
Financial Activities |
828 |
3.0 |
2,726 |
2.9 |
Professional and Business Services 2,098 |
7.7 |
8,447 |
9.1 |
Education and Health Services |
5,059 |
18.5 |
13,344 |
14.4 |
Leisure and Hospitality |
2,625 |
9.6 |
7,669 |
8.3 |
Other Services and Unclassified |
544 |
2.0 |
1,324 |
1.4 |
SOURCE : thinkkentucky . com ; JobsEQ , Chmura Economics
Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions , 2019-Present
Company - Jobs - Investment
Manufacturing Location 3 467 $ 97,800,000 Manufacturing Expansion 9 297 $ 93,529,621 Service & Technology Location 0 0 $ 0 Service & Technology Expansion 4 16 $ 2,275,000
Note : Totals include announced locations and expansions .
SOURCE : Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Employment by Occupations
25.2k
± 1,181 1.06 %
1 YEAR GROWTH ± 6.66 %
From 2019 to 2020 , employment in Pulaski County , KY grew at a rate of 1.06 %, from 24.9k employees to 25.2k employees .
The most common job groups , by number of people living in Pulaski County , KY , are Office & Administrative Support Occupations ( 3,067 people ), Sales & Related Occupations ( 2,595 people ), and Production Occupations ( 2,414 people ).
Median Household Income
Annual Payroll
Expenses and Expenditures
Not Available
Total annual payroll ( in thousands ) in Pulaski County
Expenses and Expenditures
$ 65,242,827
Total annual payroll ( in thousands ) in Kentucky
Expenses and Expenditures
$ 6,435,142,055
Total annual payroll ( in thousands ) in the United States
$ 41,576 Pulaski County
$ 52,295 +/ - $ 625 Kentucky
$ 67,521 +/ - $ 118 United States
18 2022-2023 Pulaski County snapshot l a special publication of the Commonwealth Journal