Ballard County, KY Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 3,442 | - | 8.7 | - |
| 1991 | 3,420 | -0.6 | 9.0 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 3,447 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 3,508 | 1.8 | 8.7 | -1.3 |
| 1994 | 3,568 | 1.7 | 7.8 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 3,708 | 3.9 | 7.0 | -0.8 |
| 1996 | 3,807 | 2.7 | 6.6 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 3,861 | 1.4 | 10.0 | 3.4 |
| 1998 | 3,907 | 1.2 | 5.7 | -4.3 |
| 1999 | 3,960 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| 2000 | 3,951 | -0.2 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 3,891 | -1.5 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 3,818 | -1.9 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 3,826 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 0.8 |
| 2004 | 3,826 | 0.0 | 7.1 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | 3,874 | 1.3 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | 3,904 | 0.8 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 3,998 | 2.4 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| 2008 | 3,941 | -1.4 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 3,332 | - | 9.3 | - |
| Feb | 3,328 | - | 10.1 | - |
| Mar | 3,422 | - | 9.2 | - |
| Apr | 3,384 | - | 11.2 | - |
| May | 3,474 | - | 9.1 | - |
| Jun | 3,486 | - | 8.8 | - |
| Jul | 3,497 | - | 8.4 | - |
| Aug | 3,517 | - | 7.0 | - |
| Sep | 3,480 | - | 7.0 | - |
| Oct | 3,484 | - | 8.6 | - |
| Nov | 3,477 | - | 7.3 | - |
| Dec | 3,423 | - | 8.6 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 3,365 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 3,351 | 0.7 | 10.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 3,367 | -1.6 | 9.1 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 3,360 | -0.7 | 9.9 | -1.3 |
| May | 3,455 | -0.5 | 8.2 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 3,478 | -0.2 | 11.4 | 2.6 |
| Jul | 3,474 | -0.7 | 9.5 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 3,453 | -1.8 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 3,432 | -1.4 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 3,433 | -1.5 | 7.2 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 3,451 | -0.7 | 8.2 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 3,426 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 1.1 |
| 1992-Jan | 3,306 | -1.8 | 11.8 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 3,279 | -2.1 | 12.3 | 2.3 |
| Mar | 3,338 | -0.9 | 11.9 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 3,389 | 0.9 | 10.8 | 0.9 |
| May | 3,458 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 2.6 |
| Jun | 3,516 | 1.1 | 11.7 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 3,541 | 1.9 | 9.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 3,543 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 3,482 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 3,493 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 3,521 | 2.0 | 7.1 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 3,497 | 2.1 | 7.8 | -1.9 |
| 1993-Jan | 3,423 | 3.5 | 9.2 | -2.7 |
| Feb | 3,410 | 4.0 | 10.0 | -2.3 |
| Mar | 3,452 | 3.4 | 9.3 | -2.6 |
| Apr | 3,493 | 3.1 | 10.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 3,545 | 2.5 | 10.7 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 3,604 | 2.5 | 10.8 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 3,635 | 2.7 | 9.3 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 3,576 | 0.9 | 8.6 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 3,563 | 2.3 | 6.0 | -3.1 |
| Oct | 3,542 | 1.4 | 6.1 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 3,387 | -3.8 | 5.9 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 3,466 | -0.9 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 1994-Jan | 3,415 | -0.2 | 7.8 | -1.4 |
| Feb | 3,416 | 0.2 | 9.5 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 3,452 | 0.0 | 7.7 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 3,492 | 0.0 | 9.0 | -1.7 |
| May | 3,582 | 1.0 | 8.3 | -2.3 |
| Jun | 3,622 | 0.5 | 9.0 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 3,667 | 0.9 | 7.8 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 3,653 | 2.2 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 3,626 | 1.8 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 3,620 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 3,639 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 3,636 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| 1995-Jan | 3,578 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 3,606 | 5.6 | 8.7 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 3,636 | 5.3 | 6.1 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 3,659 | 4.8 | 8.5 | -0.4 |
| May | 3,708 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 3,784 | 4.5 | 7.7 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 3,783 | 3.2 | 5.5 | -2.3 |
| Aug | 3,749 | 2.6 | 6.9 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 3,745 | 3.3 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 3,744 | 3.4 | 5.6 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 3,772 | 3.7 | 5.2 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 3,735 | 2.7 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 3,654 | 2.1 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 3,663 | 1.6 | 7.1 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 3,738 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 3,729 | 1.9 | 6.1 | -2.4 |
| May | 3,809 | 2.7 | 6.1 | -3.1 |
| Jun | 3,854 | 1.8 | 7.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 3,891 | 2.9 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 3,843 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -2.3 |
| Sep | 3,860 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 3,904 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 3,890 | 3.1 | 9.8 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 3,847 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 1.8 |
| 1997-Jan | 3,763 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 3,762 | 2.7 | 11.1 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 3,798 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 4.6 |
| Apr | 3,842 | 3.0 | 12.2 | 6.1 |
| May | 3,893 | 2.2 | 10.5 | 4.3 |
| Jun | 3,930 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 3,893 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 4.0 |
| Aug | 3,882 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 5.8 |
| Sep | 3,872 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 3,892 | -0.3 | 8.4 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 3,913 | 0.6 | 6.8 | -3.0 |
| Dec | 3,889 | 1.1 | 8.0 | -0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 3,811 | 1.3 | 7.5 | -4.5 |
| Feb | 3,797 | 0.9 | 7.4 | -3.7 |
| Mar | 3,844 | 1.2 | 6.7 | -4.9 |
| Apr | 3,881 | 1.0 | 4.5 | -7.8 |
| May | 3,962 | 1.8 | 5.0 | -5.5 |
| Jun | 3,988 | 1.5 | 5.0 | -5.5 |
| Jul | 3,963 | 1.8 | 4.5 | -4.3 |
| Aug | 3,947 | 1.7 | 5.0 | -5.4 |
| Sep | 3,942 | 1.8 | 5.4 | -3.6 |
| Oct | 3,902 | 0.3 | 5.6 | -2.8 |
| Nov | 3,918 | 0.1 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 3,924 | 0.9 | 5.7 | -2.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 3,830 | 0.5 | 6.8 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 3,821 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 3,886 | 1.1 | 6.6 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 3,946 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 2.1 |
| May | 3,993 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 4,053 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 4,022 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 3,985 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 3,984 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 3,977 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 4,003 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 4,014 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| 2000-Jan | 3,947 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 3,940 | 3.1 | 7.3 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 3,989 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 3,995 | 1.2 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| May | 3,967 | -0.7 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 4,001 | -1.3 | 5.7 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 3,933 | -2.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 3,944 | -1.0 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 3,933 | -1.3 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 3,924 | -1.3 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 3,933 | -1.7 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 3,903 | -2.8 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 3,837 | -2.8 | 8.3 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 3,837 | -2.6 | 7.6 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 3,903 | -2.2 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 3,937 | -1.5 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| May | 3,949 | -0.5 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 3,931 | -1.7 | 7.2 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 3,911 | -0.6 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 3,867 | -2.0 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 3,927 | -0.2 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 3,883 | -1.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 3,870 | -1.6 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 3,841 | -1.6 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| 2002-Jan | 3,756 | -2.1 | 8.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 3,731 | -2.8 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 3,758 | -3.7 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 3,797 | -3.6 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| May | 3,810 | -3.5 | 7.6 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 3,885 | -1.2 | 7.8 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 3,873 | -1.0 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 3,843 | -0.6 | 7.0 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 3,881 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 3,832 | -1.3 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 3,857 | -0.3 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 3,788 | -1.4 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 3,780 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 3,780 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 3,788 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 3,827 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 1.6 |
| May | 3,809 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 3,874 | -0.3 | 8.6 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 3,916 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 3,840 | -0.1 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 3,818 | -1.6 | 8.0 | 1.7 |
| Oct | 3,811 | -0.5 | 7.9 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 3,839 | -0.5 | 7.6 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 3,825 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 3,767 | -0.3 | 8.6 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 3,743 | -1.0 | 8.5 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 3,757 | -0.8 | 9.2 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 3,808 | -0.5 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
| May | 3,834 | 0.7 | 7.7 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 3,868 | -0.2 | 7.1 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 3,890 | -0.7 | 6.2 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 3,834 | -0.2 | 6.1 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 3,828 | 0.3 | 5.8 | -2.1 |
| Oct | 3,856 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -2.3 |
| Nov | 3,881 | 1.1 | 5.7 | -1.9 |
| Dec | 3,849 | 0.6 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| 2005-Jan | 3,815 | 1.3 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 3,772 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 3,830 | 1.9 | 7.7 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 3,860 | 1.4 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| May | 3,903 | 1.8 | 7.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 3,922 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 3,936 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 3,893 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 3,891 | 1.6 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 3,886 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 3,894 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 3,888 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 3,794 | -0.6 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 3,782 | 0.3 | 8.3 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 3,842 | 0.3 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 3,876 | 0.4 | 6.0 | -1.3 |
| May | 3,894 | -0.2 | 6.0 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 3,928 | 0.2 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 3,953 | 0.4 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 3,909 | 0.4 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 3,914 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 3,973 | 2.2 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 3,990 | 2.5 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 3,994 | 2.7 | 5.9 | -1.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 3,931 | 3.6 | 7.2 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 3,962 | 4.8 | 7.2 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 4,027 | 4.8 | 5.9 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 4,001 | 3.2 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| May | 3,994 | 2.6 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 4,064 | 3.5 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 4,057 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 3,986 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 4,003 | 2.3 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 3,981 | 0.2 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 3,999 | 0.2 | 4.6 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 3,973 | -0.5 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 3,902 | -0.7 | 6.6 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 3,863 | -2.5 | 6.7 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 3,906 | -3.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 3,951 | -1.2 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 3,941 | -1.3 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 4,009 | -1.4 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 4,012 | -1.1 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 3,939 | -1.2 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 3,962 | -1.0 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 3,947 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 3,935 | -1.6 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 3,924 | -1.2 | 7.5 | 1.8 |
| 2009-Jan | 3,849 | -1.4 | 9.9 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 3,841 | -0.6 | 10.2 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 3,857 | -1.3 | 9.5 | 2.7 |
| Apr | 3,871 | -2.0 | 8.5 | 3.4 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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