Kentucky state prices & labor vs the US
Where Kentucky sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.03
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −8.3% vs US
Residential electricity
13.81¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +5.2% YoY · −24.6% vs US
Industrial electricity
7.51¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +2.7% YoY · −23.1% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,420
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +5.0% YoY · −13.1% vs US
Unemployment rate
4.7%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · +0.2pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.