Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bowling Green fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Bowling Green peaked in August 2009 at 11.7% and is now 8.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Bowling Green unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Kentucky	4.1%	-0.1	-0.2
Bowling Green	3.6%	-0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bowling Green, Kentucky, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bowling Green peaked in August 2009 at 9,204. There are now 6,191 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,799 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 214.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bowling Green	3,013	-80	-16

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.1%	3.6%	3,013
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	3.7%	3,093
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.6%	2,991
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	3.6%	3,003
October 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.1%	3,460
September 2018	3.7%	4.3%	3.8%	3,222
August 2018	3.8%	4.4%	3.9%	3,310
July 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.2%	3,579
June 2018	4.0%	4.4%	4.1%	3,448
May 2018	3.8%	4.4%	3.6%	3,024
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	3.6%	3,004