Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 680,300 jobs in Louisville, Kentucky in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 653,916 employed persons for the month. Louisville added 2,800 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,996 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Louisville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	680,300	+2,800	+4,700
CPS	653,916	+1,996	+8,929

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 2020 is at a new high of 680,300.

CPS employment in January 2020 for Louisville is at a new high of 653,916.

Employment: CES, CPS

Louisville, Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	680,300	2,800	653,916	1,996
December 2019	677,500	1,600	651,920	1,393
November 2019	675,900	-1,500	650,527	1,164
October 2019	677,400	1,100	649,363	1,199
September 2019	676,300	800	648,164	638
August 2019	675,500	700	647,526	-408
July 2019	674,800	100	647,934	-1,475
June 2019	674,700	-200	649,409	-666
May 2019	674,900	900	650,075	708
April 2019	674,000	-1,700	649,367	905
March 2019	675,700	-300	648,462	1,671
February 2019	676,000	400	646,791	1,804