Owensboro, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 53,900 jobs in Owensboro, Kentucky in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 53,871 employed persons for the month. Owensboro lost 0 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 59 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Owensboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	53,900	0	+600
CPS	53,871	+59	-231

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Owensboro, Kentucky Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Owensboro 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 Owensboro, Kentucky

CES employment for Owensboro peaked in December 2018 at 54,000. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Owensboro according to the employer survey. From a trough of 53,300 in January 2019, Owensboro has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,288 for Owensboro in June 2018. 417 jobs have been lost in Owensboro since then according to the household survey. From a December 2019 low of 53,812, Owensboro has added 59 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Owensboro, Kentucky Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	53,900	0	53,871	59
December 2019	53,900	0	53,812	-10
November 2019	53,900	0	53,822	-8
October 2019	53,900	100	53,830	-14
September 2019	53,800	-100	53,844	-35
August 2019	53,900	0	53,879	-52
July 2019	53,900	400	53,931	-7
June 2019	53,500	200	53,938	-162
May 2019	53,300	-200	54,100	1
April 2019	53,500	-100	54,099	-49
March 2019	53,600	100	54,148	-10
February 2019	53,500	200	54,158	56