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Total non-farm payroll employees in Kentucky decreases by 0.4% in June 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

Kentucky reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of June 2021 was 73,200, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Kentucky collected $145,000 in amusements sales tax in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

Of the $13.4 billion in taxes collected by Kentucky in 2020, less than 0.1 percent, or $145,000, came from amusements sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Kentucky collected 18.1% less in taxes on motor vehicle operator licenses in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

Of the $13.4 billion in taxes collected by Kentucky in 2020, $14 million came from taxes on motor vehicle operator licenses, an 18.1 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Kentucky increases from Q1 to Q2

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kentucky in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $243,671, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

Kentucky ranks 25th in the U.S. for the most occupation and business license, nec paid in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

In 2020, Kentucky collected $134.3 million in occupation and business license, nec, ranking it 25th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

VA Purchase Loans in Kentucky average $198,160 for Q2 2019

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kentucky in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $198,160, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Kentucky’s property tax revenue up 64.6 percent since Q2 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

Kentucky collected $79 million in property taxes during the second quarter of 2021, a 64.6 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Kentucky collects $79 million in property tax revenue in Q2

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 1, 2021

Kentucky collected $79 million in property taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.