Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bowling Green fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Bowling Green peaked in August 2009 at 11.3% and is now 3.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bowling Green unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Kentucky	8.6%	-0.1	-1.1
Bowling Green	7.4%	-0.3	-1.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April 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 2,641 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bowling Green employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bowling Green	4,655	-182	-1,048

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.3%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.6%	7.4%	4,655
February 2012	8.3%	8.7%	7.7%	4,837
January 2012	8.3%	8.8%	8.1%	5,122
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	8.4%	5,400
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	8.8%	5,638
October 2011	8.9%	9.3%	8.8%	5,724
September 2011	9.0%	9.5%	8.5%	5,515
August 2011	9.1%	9.6%	8.1%	5,261
July 2011	9.1%	9.7%	8.0%	5,210
June 2011	9.1%	9.6%	8.1%	5,255
May 2011	9.0%	9.6%	8.4%	5,424
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	8.7%	5,627