Kentucky sets new state record for low unemployment
Kentucky may have set a new state record for low unemployment last month, according to a new report from the state’s Education and Labor Cabinet. …
Articles by Charles Aull
Survey data shows employer child care benefits can help address workforce challenges – and there are new resources to provide assistance
The following brief is authored by Dr. Charles Aull, Executive Director, Kentucky Chamber Center for Policy and Research Key Highlights: One in three parents with…
Applications for the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership open soon
Kentucky employers will soon be able to apply to participate in the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership. Yesterday afternoon, the Kentucky Chamber partnered with the…
Final jobs report of 2022 shows continued economic growth and low unemployment
The final jobs report of 2022, released this morning, showed continued signs of job growth and record-low unemployment in the last month of the year….
Key win for Kentucky manufacturers in Kentucky Supreme Court decision
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled to protect an important manufacturing sales tax exemption from becoming hollowed out in an opinion released this afternoon. The Kentucky…
State revenues for upcoming years revised upwards
The Consensus Forecasting Group (CFG), a group established by statute to help estimate state revenues, revised estimates for incoming state revenues for fiscal years (FY)…
Kentucky’s UI fund moving closer to solvency and employer rates to remain competitive, according to recent data
Recent data shows that Kentucky’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund is entering into 2023 in a stronger position than in previous years, thanks to legislation passed…
New report explains the ins-and-outs of law to reduce income taxes in Kentucky
Understanding and following through on a key state tax change recently implemented by Kentucky lawmakers is the subject of a new report from the Kentucky…
State Leaders Should Pursue a Bold Strategy for Rapid Workforce Growth, Kentucky Chamber Says
A bold, comprehensive strategy for growing Kentucky’s workforce is the focus of a new brief released by the Kentucky Chamber Center for Policy and Research,…
Kentucky’s national business tax climate ranking holds steady
Kentucky’s tax code continues to receive high marks in a national business tax climate index after years of low rankings. In the Tax Foundation’s 2023…