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Owensboro, Kentucky Job Growth

There were 52,800 jobs in Owensboro, Kentucky in November 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 52,395 employed persons for the month. Owensboro lost 200 jobs in November 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 219 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Owensboro job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 52,800 -200 +800
CPS 52,395 -219 +11

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 November 2019 at 53,600. Since then 800 jobs have been lost in Owensboro according to the employer survey. From a trough of 45,000 in April 2020, Owensboro has gained 7,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 53,974 for Owensboro in April 2017. 1,579 jobs have been lost in Owensboro since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 45,484, Owensboro has added 6,911 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2022

Owensboro, Kentucky Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2022 52,800 -200 52,395 -219
October 2022 53,000 600 52,614 -75
September 2022 52,400 -100 52,689 -39
August 2022 52,500 200 52,728 -33
July 2022 52,300 0 52,761 -8
June 2022 52,300 0 52,769 -64
May 2022 52,300 0 52,833 -93
April 2022 52,300 -200 52,926 21
March 2022 52,500 500 52,905 188
February 2022 52,000 600 52,717 194
January 2022 51,400 -800 52,523 156
December 2021 52,200 200 52,367 -17

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