Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 250,800 jobs in Lexington, Kentucky in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 222,385 employed persons for the month. Lexington added 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 643 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lexington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	250,800	+600	+3,600
CPS	222,385	-643	-2,636

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Lexington, Kentucky Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Lexington as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Lexington, Kentucky

CES employment for Lexington peaked in May 2007 at 259,000. Since then 8,200 jobs have been lost in Lexington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 243,200 in June 2009, Lexington has gained 7,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 226,739 for Lexington in February 2007. 4,354 jobs have been lost in Lexington since then according to the household survey. From a May 2009 low of 218,240, Lexington has added 4,145 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lexington, Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	250,800	600	222,385	-643
February 2012	250,200	700	223,028	-940
January 2012	249,500	2,600	223,968	-1,344
December 2011	246,900	-1,000	225,312	-511
November 2011	247,900	-700	225,823	-267
October 2011	248,600	700	226,090	535
September 2011	247,900	1,000	225,555	-126
August 2011	246,900	-500	225,681	106
July 2011	247,400	300	225,575	23
June 2011	247,100	300	225,552	187
May 2011	246,800	-400	225,365	292
April 2011	247,200	0	225,073	52
March 2011	247,200	100	225,021	1,040