Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bowling Green fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Bowling Green peaked in August 2009 at 11.3% and is now 2.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.0% in July 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Bowling Green unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Kentucky	9.1%	-0.3	-1.2
Bowling Green	8.4%	-0.4	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bowling Green, Kentucky, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bowling Green peaked in August 2009 at 7,296. There are now 1,896 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,210 in July 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 190. Bowling Green employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bowling Green	5,400	-238	-937

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.1%	8.4%	5,400
November 2011	8.7%	9.4%	8.8%	5,638
October 2011	8.9%	9.6%	8.8%	5,724
September 2011	9.0%	9.7%	8.5%	5,515
August 2011	9.1%	9.5%	8.1%	5,261
July 2011	9.1%	9.5%	8.0%	5,210
June 2011	9.1%	9.6%	8.1%	5,255
May 2011	9.0%	9.8%	8.4%	5,424
April 2011	9.0%	10.0%	8.7%	5,627
March 2011	8.9%	10.2%	8.8%	5,703
February 2011	9.0%	10.4%	9.1%	5,964
January 2011	9.1%	10.4%	9.6%	6,298