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Kentucky Job Growth

There were 2,028,100 jobs in Kentucky in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,949,393 employed persons for the month. Kentucky lost 5,500 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 5,689 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Kentucky job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 2,028,100 -5,500 +51,900
CPS 1,949,393 -5,689 -9,841

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 peaked in October 2023 for Kentucky at 2,033,600. Since then 5,500 jobs have been lost in Kentucky according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Kentucky reached a maximum of 1,994,918 in November 2019. 45,525 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 241,642 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Kentucky Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 2,028,100 -5,500 1,949,393 -5,689
October 2023 2,033,600 700 1,955,082 -5,219
September 2023 2,032,900 7,300 1,960,301 -6,723
August 2023 2,025,600 10,000 1,967,024 -6,642
July 2023 2,015,600 1,700 1,973,666 -3,485
June 2023 2,013,900 4,700 1,977,151 1,939
May 2023 2,009,200 6,100 1,975,212 5,243
April 2023 2,003,100 700 1,969,969 4,928
March 2023 2,002,400 10,200 1,965,041 3,125
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

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