Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 617,000 jobs in Louisville, Kentucky in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 584,779 employed persons for the month. Louisville added 5,800 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 574 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Louisville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	617,000	+5,800	+19,500
CPS	584,779	-574	+6,132

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 January 2008 at 627,300. Since then 10,300 jobs have been lost in Louisville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 584,200 in February 2010, Louisville has gained 32,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 592,800 for Louisville in February 2007. 8,021 jobs have been lost in Louisville since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 567,419, Louisville has added 17,360 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Louisville, Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	617,000	5,800	584,779	-574
February 2012	611,200	100	585,353	-1,459
January 2012	611,100	5,100	586,812	-2,432
December 2011	606,000	2,300	589,244	1,302
November 2011	603,700	-500	587,942	745
October 2011	604,200	3,100	587,197	2,168
September 2011	601,100	2,100	585,029	5
August 2011	599,000	1,600	585,024	259
July 2011	597,400	2,300	584,765	-435
June 2011	595,100	-300	585,200	544
May 2011	595,400	-2,300	584,656	2,100
April 2011	597,700	200	582,556	3,909
March 2011	597,500	900	578,647	3,904