Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bowling Green fell 6.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 12.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.7 percentage points higher than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Bowling Green peaked in April 2020 at 18.8% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bowling Green unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Kentucky	10.9%	-5.7	+6.6
Bowling Green	12.6%	-6.2	+8.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 14,844. There are now 4,852 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bowling Green	9,992	-4,852	+6,569

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	4.3%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	10.9%	12.6%	9,992
April 2020	14.7%	16.6%	18.8%	14,844
March 2020	4.4%	5.2%	5.1%	4,300
February 2020	3.5%	4.2%	4.0%	3,407
January 2020	3.6%	4.3%	4.0%	3,419
December 2019	3.5%	4.3%	4.0%	3,448
November 2019	3.5%	4.3%	4.0%	3,423
October 2019	3.6%	4.3%	4.0%	3,403
September 2019	3.5%	4.3%	4.0%	3,399
August 2019	3.7%	4.3%	4.0%	3,405
July 2019	3.7%	4.3%	4.1%	3,416