Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 669,300 jobs in Louisville, Kentucky in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 641,001 employed persons for the month. Louisville lost 1,000 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 591 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Louisville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	669,300	-1,000	+2,200
CPS	641,001	-591	+3,934

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 peaked in April 2018 at 672,700. Since then 3,400 jobs have been lost in Louisville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 647,937 for Louisville in April 2018. 6,936 jobs have been lost in Louisville since then according to the household survey. From a June 2018 low of 639,490, Louisville has added 1,511 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Louisville, Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	669,300	-1,000	641,001	-591
July 2018	670,300	-1,000	641,592	2,102
June 2018	671,300	800	639,490	-3,402
May 2018	670,500	-2,200	642,892	-5,045
April 2018	672,700	1,500	647,937	814
March 2018	671,200	1,000	647,123	4,927
February 2018	670,200	3,100	642,196	5,084
January 2018	667,100	-900	637,112	-411
December 2017	668,000	-1,100	637,523	324
November 2017	669,100	700	637,199	-356
October 2017	668,400	-500	637,555	-372
September 2017	668,900	1,800	637,927	860