Owensboro, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Owensboro fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Owensboro peaked in July 2009 at 10.6% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Owensboro 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
Owensboro	8.1%	-0.3	-1.4

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: Owensboro, Kentucky, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Owensboro, Kentucky Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Owensboro peaked in July 2009 at 6,118. There are now 1,370 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Owensboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Owensboro, Kentucky) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Owensboro	4,748	-202	-796

Number of Unemployed Persons

Owensboro, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Owensboro Unemployment Rate	Owensboro Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.1%	8.1%	4,748
November 2011	8.7%	9.4%	8.4%	4,950
October 2011	8.9%	9.6%	8.7%	5,108
September 2011	9.0%	9.7%	8.6%	5,043
August 2011	9.1%	9.5%	8.4%	4,889
July 2011	9.1%	9.5%	8.5%	4,989
June 2011	9.1%	9.6%	8.3%	4,862
May 2011	9.0%	9.8%	8.5%	4,988
April 2011	9.0%	10.0%	8.6%	5,024
March 2011	8.9%	10.2%	8.6%	5,036
February 2011	9.0%	10.4%	9.0%	5,244
January 2011	9.1%	10.4%	9.3%	5,441