Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Louisville fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Kentucky rate. The unemployment rate in Louisville peaked in December 2009 at 10.4% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in January 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Louisville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Kentucky	4.1%	-0.1	-0.2
Louisville	3.5%	-0.2	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 64,650. There are now 41,034 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 21,777 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,839. Louisville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Louisville, Kentucky) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Louisville	23,616	-1,468	+1,114

Number of Unemployed Persons

Louisville, Kentucky Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Kentucky Unemployment Rate	Louisville Unemployment Rate	Louisville Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.1%	3.5%	23,616
January 2019	4.0%	4.2%	3.7%	25,084
December 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.8%	25,484
November 2018	3.7%	4.3%	3.9%	25,854
October 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.2%	28,170
September 2018	3.7%	4.3%	4.2%	28,363
August 2018	3.8%	4.4%	3.9%	25,977
July 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.1%	27,435
June 2018	4.0%	4.4%	4.0%	26,691
May 2018	3.8%	4.4%	3.9%	26,043
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	3.6%	24,257