Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bowling Green rose 0.3 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Bowling Green peaked in August 2009 at 11.7% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Bowling Green unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Kentucky	4.5%	0.0	-0.1
Bowling Green	4.1%	+0.3	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 5,743 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 662.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bowling Green	3,461	+239	+129

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bowling Green, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployment Rate	Bowling Green Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.5%	4.1%	3,461
September 2018	3.7%	4.5%	3.8%	3,222
August 2018	3.9%	4.4%	3.9%	3,310
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.2%	3,579
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	4.1%	3,448
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	3.6%	3,024
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.6%	3,004
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.6%	3,046
February 2018	4.1%	4.1%	3.6%	3,029
January 2018	4.1%	4.3%	3.4%	2,799
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.6%	2,969