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Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 694,600 jobs in Louisville, Kentucky in September 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 642,090 employed persons for the month. Louisville added 2,500 jobs in September 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,271 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Louisville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 694,600 +2,500 +9,200
CPS 642,090 -1,271 -3,955

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Louisville, Kentucky Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Louisville 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 for Louisville, Kentucky

CES employment for Louisville in September 2023 is at a new high of 694,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 656,832 for Louisville in January 2020. 14,742 jobs have been lost in Louisville since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 551,691, Louisville has added 90,399 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through September 2023

Louisville, Kentucky Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
September 2023 694,600 2,500 642,090 -1,271
August 2023 692,100 400 643,361 -1,499
July 2023 691,700 2,300 644,860 -1,478
June 2023 689,400 -500 646,338 -48
May 2023 689,900 800 646,386 1,018
April 2023 689,100 -300 645,368 1,199
March 2023 689,400 1,800 644,169 -16
February 2023 687,600 -1,400 644,185 -1,018
January 2023 689,000 5,700 645,203 145
December 2022 683,300 -3,500 645,058 -56
November 2022 686,800 100 645,114 -354
October 2022 686,700 1,300 645,468 -577

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