Kentucky Job Growth

There were 1,822,000 jobs in Kentucky in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,891,044 employed persons for the month. Kentucky added 1,900 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 2,930 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Kentucky job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,822,000	+1,900	+32,700
CPS	1,891,044	+2,930	+22,060

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 1,871,500. Since then 49,500 jobs have been lost in Kentucky according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,750,700 in February 2010, Kentucky has gained 71,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Kentucky reached a maximum of 1,932,893 in January 2007. 41,849 jobs have been lost in Kentucky since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 1,827,324, Kentucky has added 63,720 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	1,822,000	1,900	1,891,044	2,930
March 2012	1,820,100	1,400	1,888,114	1,555
February 2012	1,818,700	5,300	1,886,559	2,138
January 2012	1,813,400	9,100	1,884,421	1,235
December 2011	1,804,300	6,200	1,883,186	3,885
November 2011	1,798,100	2,000	1,879,301	4,062
October 2011	1,796,100	2,400	1,875,239	4,352
September 2011	1,793,700	1,000	1,870,887	3,734
August 2011	1,792,700	1,600	1,867,153	1,949
July 2011	1,791,100	3,600	1,865,204	-310
June 2011	1,787,500	200	1,865,514	-1,747
May 2011	1,787,300	-2,000	1,867,261	-1,723
April 2011	1,789,300	1,600	1,868,984	-274