Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 609,800 jobs in Louisville, Kentucky in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 589,244 employed persons for the month. Louisville added 4,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,302 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Louisville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	609,800	+4,100	+20,000
CPS	589,244	+1,302	+16,950

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

Louisville, Kentucky Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Louisville 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 Louisville, Kentucky

CES employment for Louisville peaked in June 2007 at 627,500. Since then 17,700 jobs have been lost in Louisville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 584,600 in February 2010, Louisville has gained 25,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 592,800 for Louisville in February 2007. 3,556 jobs have been lost in Louisville since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 567,419, Louisville has added 21,825 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Louisville, Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	609,800	4,100	589,244	1,302
November 2011	605,700	-2,800	587,942	745
October 2011	608,500	3,500	587,197	2,168
September 2011	605,000	3,400	585,029	5
August 2011	601,600	1,500	585,024	259
July 2011	600,100	2,300	584,765	-435
June 2011	597,800	-1,100	585,200	544
May 2011	598,900	-800	584,656	2,100
April 2011	599,700	800	582,556	3,909
March 2011	598,900	3,900	578,647	3,904
February 2011	595,000	1,600	574,743	2,213
January 2011	593,400	3,600	572,530	236
December 2010	589,800	-600	572,294	157