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Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 688,100 jobs in Louisville, Kentucky in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 657,235 employed persons for the month. Louisville added 4,800 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,320 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Louisville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 688,100 +4,800 +14,400
CPS 657,235 -2,320 +12,733

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 January 2023 is at a new high of 688,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 659,830 for Louisville in October 2022. 2,595 jobs have been lost in Louisville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Louisville, Kentucky Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 688,100 4,800 657,235 -2,320
December 2022 683,300 -3,500 659,555 -104
November 2022 686,800 100 659,659 -171
October 2022 686,700 1,300 659,830 769
September 2022 685,400 1,100 659,061 1,928
August 2022 684,300 2,600 657,133 1,824
July 2022 681,700 4,200 655,309 67
June 2022 677,500 -1,600 655,242 1,761
May 2022 679,100 -1,300 653,481 1,444
April 2022 680,400 2,600 652,037 2,487
March 2022 677,800 -100 649,550 2,320
February 2022 677,900 4,200 647,230 2,728