Kentucky Job Growth

There were 1,808,700 jobs in Kentucky in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,896,511 employed persons for the month. Kentucky added 8,400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 52 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Kentucky job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,808,700	+8,400	+31,000
CPS	1,896,511	+52	+20,105

Kentucky Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Kentucky as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Kentucky

CES employment peaked in January 2008 for Kentucky at 1,872,000. Since then 63,300 jobs have been lost in Kentucky according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,751,200 in February 2010, Kentucky has gained 57,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Kentucky reached a maximum of 1,926,339 in January 2007. 29,828 jobs have been lost in Kentucky since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 1,849,098, Kentucky has added 47,413 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,808,700	8,400	1,896,511	52
November 2011	1,800,300	2,700	1,896,459	1,289
October 2011	1,797,600	4,700	1,895,170	2,464
September 2011	1,792,900	-2,800	1,892,706	-4,717
August 2011	1,795,700	-1,300	1,897,423	-5,757
July 2011	1,797,000	4,900	1,903,180	-9,117
June 2011	1,792,100	2,600	1,912,297	-966
May 2011	1,789,500	-5,600	1,913,263	6,426
April 2011	1,795,100	5,300	1,906,837	10,806
March 2011	1,789,800	6,300	1,896,031	11,117
February 2011	1,783,500	1,600	1,884,914	6,290
January 2011	1,781,900	4,200	1,878,624	2,218
December 2010	1,777,700	-3,800	1,876,406	2,135