Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bowling Green rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Bowling Green peaked in April 2020 at 18.0% and is now 14.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Bowling Green unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Kentucky | 4.1% | +0.1 | +0.1 |
| Bowling Green | 4.0% | +0.1 | +0.3 |
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 14,659. There are now 11,242 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,051 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 366.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 3,417 | +94 | +242 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Kentucky Unemployment Rate |
Bowling Green Unemployment Rate |
Bowling Green Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 4.2% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3,417 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3,323 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3,228 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3,162 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3,162 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3,130 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3,150 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3,188 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3,138 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3,161 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3,173 |
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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