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Kentucky Economic Watch
Kentucky Youth Advocates' Tax and Budget Initiative introduces Kentucky Economic Watch. This new effort will provide consistent and comprehensive analysis of the three most telling data points reflecting the reality of Kentucky's economic climate; state General Fund revenue receipts, the state unemployment rate, and food stamp participation rates.
- General Fund revenue receipts will be released by the Office of the State Budget Director around the second week of every month
- The state unemployment rate will be released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics around the third Friday of every month
- Food Stamp participation rates will be released by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services around the last week of every month.
Following the release of each data point, the Kentucky Tax & Budget Initiative will in turn release a brief update and a short commentary on the meaning for Kentucky’s economy.
If you would like to subscribe to the Kentucky Economic Watch, sign up for the Tax & Budget Initiative list at: http://www.kyyouth.org/Advocacy/Email_List.htm.
State General Fund Revenue Receipts
June 2010 (pdf)
"2010 Revenues Down 2.4 Percent"
May 2010 (pdf)
April 2010 (pdf)
March 2010 (pdf)
February 2010 (pdf)
September 2009 (pdf)
State Unemployment Rate
June 2010 (pdf)
"June Unemployment Rate Drops to 10 percent"
May 2010 (pdf)
April 2010 (pdf)
March 2010 (pdf)
February 2010 (pdf)
January 2010 (pdf)
December 2009 (pdf)
November 2009 (pdf)
October 2009 (pdf)
September 2009 (pdf)
State Food Stamp Participation Rates
June 2010 (pdf)
"June Food Stamp Participation Jumps 1 Percent"
May 2010 (pdf)
April 2010 (pdf)
March 2010 (pdf)
February 2010 (pdf)
January 2010 (pdf)
December 2009 (pdf)
November 2009 (pdf)
October 2009 (pdf)
September 2009 (pdf)
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