Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bowling Green fell 1.5 percentage points in January 2021 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Bowling Green peaked in April 2020 at 18.8% and is now 15.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bowling Green unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.3% | -0.4 | +2.8 |
| Kentucky | 5.3% | -0.3 | +1.2 |
| Bowling Green | 3.8% | -1.5 | -0.2 |
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 April 2020 at 14,844. There are now 11,749 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 3,095 | -1,106 | -324 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Kentucky Unemployment Rate |
Bowling Green Unemployment Rate |
Bowling Green Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | — | — |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 3,095 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 4,201 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 4,186 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 5,512 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 3,938 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 5,744 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 5.6% | 4.7% | 3,336 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 3,435 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 9,779 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.9% | 18.8% | 14,844 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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