Owensboro, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Owensboro fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Owensboro peaked in July 2009 at 10.6% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Owensboro 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
Owensboro	7.0%	-0.3	-1.6

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: 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 2,057 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Owensboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Owensboro, Kentucky) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Owensboro	4,061	-182	-975

Number of Unemployed Persons

Owensboro, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Owensboro Unemployment Rate	Owensboro Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.3%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.6%	7.0%	4,061
February 2012	8.3%	8.7%	7.3%	4,243
January 2012	8.3%	8.8%	7.7%	4,476
December 2011	8.5%	9.0%	8.1%	4,748
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	8.4%	4,950
October 2011	8.9%	9.3%	8.7%	5,108
September 2011	9.0%	9.5%	8.6%	5,043
August 2011	9.1%	9.6%	8.4%	4,889
July 2011	9.1%	9.7%	8.5%	4,989
June 2011	9.1%	9.6%	8.3%	4,862
May 2011	9.0%	9.6%	8.5%	4,988
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	8.6%	5,024