Kentucky Job Growth
There were 1,856,600 jobs in Kentucky in February 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,889,699 employed persons for the month. Kentucky added 4,300 jobs in February 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 6,720 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Kentucky job growth compared to other states.
Employment Survey | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
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CES | 1,856,600 | +4,300 | -100,400 |
CPS | 1,889,699 | +6,720 | -101,735 |
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 February 2020 for Kentucky at 1,957,000. Since then 100,400 jobs have been lost in Kentucky according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,662,100 in April 2020, Kentucky has gained 194,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment in Kentucky reached a maximum of 1,999,126 in November 2019. 109,427 jobs have been lost in Kentucky since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 1,734,915, Kentucky has added 154,784 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
Kentucky Employment History
Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
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February 2021 | 1,856,600 | 4,300 | 1,889,699 | 6,720 |
January 2021 | 1,852,300 | 10,500 | 1,882,979 | 11,132 |
December 2020 | 1,841,800 | -14,700 | 1,871,847 | -838 |
November 2020 | 1,856,500 | -200 | 1,872,685 | -630 |
October 2020 | 1,856,700 | 14,100 | 1,873,315 | 2,441 |
September 2020 | 1,842,600 | 8,400 | 1,870,874 | 4,982 |
August 2020 | 1,834,200 | 23,900 | 1,865,892 | 6,970 |
July 2020 | 1,810,300 | 27,900 | 1,858,922 | 7,270 |
June 2020 | 1,782,400 | 90,200 | 1,851,652 | 4,898 |
May 2020 | 1,692,200 | 30,100 | 1,846,754 | 111,839 |
April 2020 | 1,662,100 | -283,200 | 1,734,915 | -253,393 |
March 2020 | 1,945,300 | -11,700 | 1,988,308 | -3,126 |