Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, Kentucky Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Elizabethtown fell 0.1 percentage points in August 2021 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Elizabethtown peaked in April 2020 at 19.3% and is now 14.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Elizabethtown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | August 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.2% | -0.2 | -3.2 |
| Kentucky | 4.3% | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| Elizabethtown | 4.5% | -0.1 | -1.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Elizabethtown, Kentucky Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Elizabethtown peaked in April 2020 at 13,371. There are now 10,465 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,882 in May 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 24.
| Unemployed Persons | August 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | 2,906 | -46 | -611 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Elizabethtown, Kentucky Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Kentucky Unemployment Rate |
Elizabethtown Unemployment Rate |
Elizabethtown Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 |
4.8% | — | — | — |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 2,906 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 2,952 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 2,964 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 2,882 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 2,968 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 3,130 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 3,336 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 3,569 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 3,475 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 3,502 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 3,519 |
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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