Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 671,700 jobs in Louisville, Kentucky in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 642,758 employed persons for the month. Louisville added 4,600 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,202 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Louisville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	671,700	+4,600	+8,000
CPS	642,758	+3,202	+9,694

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 February 2018 is at a new high of 671,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 642,842 for Louisville in December 2017. 84 jobs have been lost in Louisville since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 639,556, Louisville has added 3,202 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Louisville, Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	671,700	4,600	642,758	3,202
January 2018	667,100	-900	639,556	-3,286
December 2017	668,000	-1,100	642,842	3,427
November 2017	669,100	700	639,415	156
October 2017	668,400	-500	639,259	-1,682
September 2017	668,900	1,800	640,941	4,844
August 2017	667,100	500	636,097	1,186
July 2017	666,600	-100	634,911	-49
June 2017	666,700	1,700	634,960	-3,511
May 2017	665,000	1,300	638,471	-799
April 2017	663,700	-600	639,270	1,684
March 2017	664,300	600	637,586	4,522