Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Louisville fell 5.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 12.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Louisville peaked in April 2020 at 17.4% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Louisville 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
Louisville	12.2%	-5.2	+8.3

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: Louisville, Kentucky, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Louisville, Kentucky Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Louisville peaked in April 2020 at 112,418. There are now 34,291 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Louisville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Louisville, Kentucky) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Louisville	78,127	-34,291	+52,082

Number of Unemployed Persons

Louisville, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Louisville Unemployment Rate	Louisville Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	11.0%	12.2%	78,127
April 2020	14.7%	16.6%	17.4%	112,418
March 2020	4.4%	5.2%	4.3%	28,894
February 2020	3.5%	4.2%	3.5%	24,041
January 2020	3.6%	4.3%	3.7%	24,865
December 2019	3.5%	4.3%	3.6%	24,599
November 2019	3.5%	4.3%	3.7%	24,862
October 2019	3.6%	4.3%	3.7%	25,121
September 2019	3.5%	4.3%	3.8%	25,427
August 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.8%	25,729
July 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.8%	25,966