Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Louisville fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2022 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Louisville peaked in April 2020 at 16.8% and is now 13.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Louisville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| Kentucky | 3.7% | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Louisville | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.7 |
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 110,465. There are now 87,485 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Louisville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Louisville, Kentucky) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 22,980 | -654 | -4,136 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Louisville, Kentucky Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Kentucky Unemployment Rate |
Louisville Unemployment Rate |
Louisville Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 22,980 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 23,634 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 24,413 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 24,389 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 25,403 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 25,141 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 26,085 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 26,418 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 26,426 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 26,405 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 26,532 |
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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