Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Elizabethtown rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Elizabethtown peaked in May 2009 at 11.2% and is now 6.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Elizabethtown 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
Elizabethtown	4.5%	+0.1	+0.2

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: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Elizabethtown, Kentucky Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Elizabethtown peaked in May 2009 at 7,432. There are now 4,389 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,478 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 565.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Elizabethtown	3,043	+49	+223

Number of Unemployed Persons

Elizabethtown, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Elizabethtown Unemployment Rate	Elizabethtown Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.5%	4.5%	3,043
September 2018	3.7%	4.5%	4.4%	2,994
August 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.2%	2,846
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.5%	3,069
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	4.4%	2,984
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	4.1%	2,751
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.0%	2,661
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.0%	2,654
February 2018	4.1%	4.1%	3.9%	2,629
January 2018	4.1%	4.3%	3.7%	2,478
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.9%	2,594