Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 681,400 jobs in Louisville, Kentucky in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 648,343 employed persons for the month. Louisville added 2,200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,066 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Louisville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	681,400	+2,200	+10,600
CPS	648,343	-1,066	+2,753

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 July 2019 is at a new high of 681,400.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 650,075 for Louisville in May 2019. 1,732 jobs have been lost in Louisville since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Louisville, Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	681,400	2,200	648,343	-1,066
June 2019	679,200	1,300	649,409	-666
May 2019	677,900	2,300	650,075	708
April 2019	675,600	2,000	649,367	905
March 2019	673,600	-3,300	648,462	1,671
February 2019	676,900	4,300	646,791	1,804
January 2019	672,600	6,000	644,987	949
December 2018	666,600	-2,000	644,038	10
November 2018	668,600	900	644,028	-173
October 2018	667,700	-3,300	644,201	-497
September 2018	671,000	-400	644,698	-434
August 2018	671,400	600	645,132	-458