Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lexington fell 6.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Lexington peaked in April 2020 at 15.8% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lexington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Kentucky	11.0%	-5.6	+6.7
Lexington	9.4%	-6.4	+6.0

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: 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 17,567 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lexington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lexington, Kentucky) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lexington	25,133	-17,567	+15,742

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lexington, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Lexington Unemployment Rate	Lexington Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	11.0%	9.4%	25,133
April 2020	14.7%	16.6%	15.8%	42,700
March 2020	4.4%	5.2%	4.3%	11,713
February 2020	3.5%	4.2%	3.4%	9,345
January 2020	3.6%	4.3%	3.4%	9,360
December 2019	3.5%	4.3%	3.4%	9,326
November 2019	3.5%	4.3%	3.4%	9,345
October 2019	3.6%	4.3%	3.4%	9,363
September 2019	3.5%	4.3%	3.4%	9,388
August 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.4%	9,413
July 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.4%	9,429