Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bowling Green rose 0.2 percentage points in February 2018 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 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Kentucky	4.1%	-0.2	-1.0
Bowling Green	3.6%	+0.2	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 6,186 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,793 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 225.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bowling Green	3,018	+225	-354

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.1%	3.6%	3,018
January 2018	4.1%	4.3%	3.4%	2,793
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.5%	2,914
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.0%	3,281
October 2017	4.1%	4.6%	4.5%	3,735
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	4.7%	3,941
August 2017	4.4%	4.9%	5.0%	4,122
July 2017	4.3%	5.0%	4.9%	4,075
June 2017	4.3%	5.1%	4.6%	3,790
May 2017	4.3%	5.1%	4.0%	3,330
April 2017	4.4%	5.2%	4.2%	3,535