Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lexington fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Lexington peaked in April 2020 at 15.8% and is now 11.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Lexington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Kentucky | 5.2% | -0.1 | +1.0 |
| Lexington | 4.0% | 0.0 | +0.6 |
Unemployment Rate: Lexington, Kentucky, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Lexington, Kentucky Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Lexington peaked in April 2020 at 42,700. There are now 32,045 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,197 in July 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 458. Lexington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lexington, Kentucky) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 10,655 | -105 | +1,310 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Lexington, Kentucky Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Kentucky Unemployment Rate |
Lexington Unemployment Rate |
Lexington Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | 4.0% | 10,655 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 10,760 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 14,505 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 13,343 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 17,028 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 12,725 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 18,014 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 10,197 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 10,354 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 10.9% | 9.3% | 24,996 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.9% | 15.8% | 42,700 |
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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