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Kentucky Job Growth

There were 2,001,600 jobs in Kentucky in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,965,027 employed persons for the month. Kentucky added 9,400 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 3,111 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Kentucky job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,001,600 +9,400 +49,800
CPS 1,965,027 +3,111 -11,875

Kentucky Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Kentucky as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Kentucky

CES employment in March 2023 for Kentucky is at a new high of 2,001,600.

CPS employment in Kentucky reached a maximum of 1,994,918 in November 2019. 29,891 jobs have been lost in Kentucky since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 1,707,751, Kentucky has added 257,276 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2023

Kentucky Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
March 2023 2,001,600 9,400 1,965,027 3,111
February 2023 1,992,200 6,500 1,961,916 368
January 2023 1,985,700 10,100 1,961,548 1,755
December 2022 1,975,600 -600 1,959,793 559
November 2022 1,976,200 -6,000 1,959,234 -443
October 2022 1,982,200 900 1,959,677 -2,703
September 2022 1,981,300 8,600 1,962,380 -3,743
August 2022 1,972,700 9,400 1,966,123 -4,342
July 2022 1,963,300 8,800 1,970,465 -3,635
June 2022 1,954,500 400 1,974,100 -1,978
May 2022 1,954,100 600 1,976,078 -868
April 2022 1,953,500 1,700 1,976,946 44

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