From iconic auto plants to global appliance makers, Kentucky's manufacturing sector remains one of America's most productive. The state's industrial base blends deep automotive roots with a fast-growing mix of food, metals, and machinery producers. Today, we're exploring some key facts and insights on Kentucky manufacturing and providing information on the ten largest factories in the state.

The Major Household Appliance Manufacturing industry in Kentucky is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments stagnated an annualized x% to x locations. Industry employment has increased an annualized x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized x% to $x.x million.

This layer shows figures of quit rates and quit levels by the US, BLS regions, and states. Data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and was released October and November of 2021. The layer default symbology highlights to September 2021 quit rate in comparison to the national figure of 3.0%.According to the October 2021 News Release by BLS:"The number of quits increased in August to 4.3 million (+242,000). The quits rate increased to a series high of 2.9 percent. Quits increased in accommodation and food services (+157,000); wholesale trade (+26,000); and state and local government education (+25,000). Quits decreased in real estate and rental and leasing (-23,000). The number of quits increased in the South and Midwest regions."In the following November News Release:"In September, quits rates increased in 15 states and decreased in 10 states. The largest increases in quits rates occurred in Hawaii (+3.8 percentage points), Montana (+1.5 points), as well as Nevada and New Hampshire (+1.1 points each). The largest decreases in quits rates occurred in Kentucky (-1.1 percentage points), Iowa (-1.0 point), and South Dakota (-0.7 point). Over the month, the national quits rate increased (+0.1 percentage point)."Quit rates: The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment.Quit levels: Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.State and US figures: Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjustedRegion figures: Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjustedThis data was obtained in October and November 2021, and the months of data from BLS are as follows:August 2020September 2020April 2021 (only offered for Regions)May 2021June 2021July 2021August 2021September 2021 (preliminary values)For the full data release, click here.The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and VermontSouth: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West VirginiaMidwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and WisconsinWest: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.