Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lexington fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Lexington peaked in September 2009 at 9.2% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lexington 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
Lexington	6.9%	-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: Lexington, Kentucky, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lexington, Kentucky Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lexington peaked in December 2010 at 22,366. There are now 5,807 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lexington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lexington, Kentucky) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lexington	16,559	-740	-3,770

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lexington, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Lexington Unemployment Rate	Lexington Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.3%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.6%	6.9%	16,559
February 2012	8.3%	8.7%	7.2%	17,299
January 2012	8.3%	8.8%	7.6%	18,352
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	7.9%	19,318
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	8.1%	19,868
October 2011	8.9%	9.3%	8.0%	19,785
September 2011	9.0%	9.5%	7.9%	19,251
August 2011	9.1%	9.6%	7.5%	18,304
July 2011	9.1%	9.7%	7.6%	18,555
June 2011	9.1%	9.6%	7.7%	18,699
May 2011	9.0%	9.6%	7.8%	19,168
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	8.1%	19,865