Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Louisville rose 0.2 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Louisville peaked in December 2009 at 10.4% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Louisville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Kentucky	4.3%	+0.2	-0.1
Louisville	3.9%	+0.2	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 February 2010 at 64,080. There are now 38,085 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 24,652 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,343. Louisville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Louisville, Kentucky) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Louisville	25,995	+777	-773

Number of Unemployed Persons

Louisville, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Louisville Unemployment Rate	Louisville Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.4%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.9%	25,995
June 2019	3.7%	4.1%	3.7%	25,218
May 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.7%	24,887
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.7%	25,055
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.7%	24,918
February 2019	3.8%	4.1%	3.7%	25,039
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	3.8%	25,715
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.9%	26,126
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	3.9%	26,127
October 2018	3.8%	4.3%	3.9%	26,234