Knox County, KY Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 9,299 | - | 7.8 | - |
| 1991 | 9,109 | -2.0 | 9.1 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | 9,268 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | 9,492 | 2.4 | 8.8 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | 9,747 | 2.7 | 7.7 | -1.1 |
| 1995 | 10,027 | 2.9 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 10,068 | 0.4 | 11.0 | 3.7 |
| 1997 | 10,153 | 0.8 | 9.5 | -1.5 |
| 1998 | 10,310 | 1.6 | 6.1 | -3.4 |
| 1999 | 10,535 | 2.2 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 10,428 | -1.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 10,473 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 10,665 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 10,776 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 10,896 | 1.1 | 6.7 | -1.1 |
| 2005 | 11,262 | 3.4 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 11,373 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | 11,783 | 3.6 | 6.9 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | 11,833 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 0.8 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 9,118 | - | 8.6 | - |
| Feb | 9,091 | - | 8.7 | - |
| Mar | 9,236 | - | 8.6 | - |
| Apr | 9,280 | - | 8.0 | - |
| May | 9,547 | - | 7.7 | - |
| Jun | 9,624 | - | 7.9 | - |
| Jul | 9,579 | - | 7.4 | - |
| Aug | 9,393 | - | 6.8 | - |
| Sep | 9,264 | - | 6.9 | - |
| Oct | 9,170 | - | 7.6 | - |
| Nov | 9,202 | - | 7.5 | - |
| Dec | 9,079 | - | 8.3 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 9,002 | -1.3 | 9.9 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 9,015 | -0.8 | 10.7 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 9,097 | -1.5 | 10.1 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 9,046 | -2.5 | 9.4 | 1.4 |
| May | 9,245 | -3.2 | 8.3 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 9,263 | -3.8 | 8.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 9,222 | -3.7 | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 9,107 | -3.0 | 8.7 | 1.9 |
| Sep | 9,096 | -1.8 | 8.8 | 2.0 |
| Oct | 9,088 | -0.9 | 8.4 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 9,151 | -0.6 | 8.8 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 8,980 | -1.1 | 9.9 | 1.7 |
| 1992-Jan | 8,846 | -1.7 | 11.5 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 8,760 | -2.8 | 11.7 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 8,943 | -1.7 | 10.5 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 9,188 | 1.6 | 10.1 | 0.7 |
| May | 9,334 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 9,399 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 9,558 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 9,438 | 3.6 | 8.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 9,373 | 3.0 | 8.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 9,402 | 3.5 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 9,498 | 3.8 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 9,479 | 5.6 | 8.0 | -1.9 |
| 1993-Jan | 9,092 | 2.8 | 9.6 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 9,144 | 4.4 | 9.4 | -2.2 |
| Mar | 9,253 | 3.5 | 8.9 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 9,377 | 2.1 | 8.1 | -2.0 |
| May | 9,619 | 3.1 | 7.5 | -2.6 |
| Jun | 9,753 | 3.8 | 9.1 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 9,826 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 9,700 | 2.8 | 8.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 9,597 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 9,518 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 9,578 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 9,447 | -0.3 | 8.3 | 0.3 |
| 1994-Jan | 9,314 | 2.4 | 8.6 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 9,312 | 1.8 | 9.0 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 9,477 | 2.4 | 8.2 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 9,596 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 9,816 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 9,887 | 1.4 | 8.3 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 10,029 | 2.1 | 6.9 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 10,054 | 3.6 | 7.0 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 9,904 | 3.2 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| Oct | 9,886 | 3.9 | 7.3 | -2.3 |
| Nov | 9,874 | 3.1 | 7.5 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 9,816 | 3.9 | 6.8 | -1.5 |
| 1995-Jan | 9,611 | 3.2 | 7.7 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 9,582 | 2.9 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 9,754 | 2.9 | 7.8 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 9,904 | 3.2 | 6.9 | -1.2 |
| May | 10,036 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 10,139 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 10,305 | 2.8 | 6.8 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 10,234 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 10,288 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 10,135 | 2.5 | 6.3 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 10,201 | 3.3 | 7.0 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 10,134 | 3.2 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 9,891 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 9,884 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 10,053 | 3.1 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 10,049 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 10,122 | 0.9 | 6.8 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 10,158 | 0.2 | 7.9 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 10,282 | -0.2 | 12.4 | 5.6 |
| Aug | 10,280 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 5.7 |
| Sep | 10,099 | -1.8 | 14.3 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 9,992 | -1.4 | 15.1 | 8.8 |
| Nov | 10,014 | -1.8 | 16.1 | 9.1 |
| Dec | 9,992 | -1.4 | 15.0 | 8.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 9,730 | -1.6 | 13.2 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 9,742 | -1.4 | 12.3 | 4.3 |
| Mar | 9,969 | -0.8 | 12.8 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 10,053 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.1 |
| May | 10,208 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 3.4 |
| Jun | 10,320 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 2.6 |
| Jul | 10,416 | 1.3 | 8.1 | -4.3 |
| Aug | 10,326 | 0.4 | 8.3 | -4.4 |
| Sep | 10,277 | 1.8 | 6.9 | -7.4 |
| Oct | 10,247 | 2.6 | 7.3 | -7.9 |
| Nov | 10,298 | 2.8 | 6.4 | -9.7 |
| Dec | 10,245 | 2.5 | 5.7 | -9.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 10,048 | 3.3 | 6.9 | -6.2 |
| Feb | 10,003 | 2.7 | 7.0 | -5.4 |
| Mar | 10,152 | 1.8 | 7.0 | -5.8 |
| Apr | 10,311 | 2.6 | 4.8 | -7.2 |
| May | 10,396 | 1.8 | 5.8 | -4.4 |
| Jun | 10,471 | 1.5 | 6.6 | -4.0 |
| Jul | 10,526 | 1.1 | 5.5 | -2.6 |
| Aug | 10,420 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -2.9 |
| Sep | 10,400 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 10,267 | 0.2 | 6.0 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 10,335 | 0.4 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 10,392 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| 1999-Jan | 10,226 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 10,166 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 10,315 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 10,423 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| May | 10,580 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 10,749 | 2.7 | 5.6 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 10,740 | 2.0 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 10,680 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 10,666 | 2.6 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 10,646 | 3.7 | 4.6 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 10,683 | 3.4 | 4.7 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 10,548 | 1.5 | 4.9 | -1.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 10,288 | 0.6 | 6.4 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 10,190 | 0.2 | 7.0 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 10,340 | 0.2 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 10,493 | 0.7 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| May | 10,501 | -0.7 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 10,578 | -1.6 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 10,618 | -1.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 10,521 | -1.5 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 10,409 | -2.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 10,399 | -2.3 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 10,426 | -2.4 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 10,376 | -1.6 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 10,301 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 10,352 | 1.6 | 6.8 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 10,479 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 10,664 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| May | 10,699 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 10,473 | -1.0 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 10,501 | -1.1 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 10,280 | -2.3 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 10,378 | -0.3 | 6.0 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 10,487 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 10,518 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 10,548 | 1.7 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 10,480 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 10,479 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 10,580 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 10,734 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| May | 10,695 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 10,808 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 10,847 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 10,648 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 10,728 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 10,658 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 10,647 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 10,677 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 10,589 | 1.0 | 8.1 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 10,487 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 10,565 | -0.1 | 8.1 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 10,811 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 1.3 |
| May | 10,817 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 10,969 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 10,674 | -1.6 | 8.0 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 10,896 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 10,892 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 10,851 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 10,890 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 10,866 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 10,642 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 10,634 | 1.4 | 8.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 10,756 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 10,743 | -0.6 | 6.8 | -1.2 |
| May | 10,783 | -0.3 | 6.8 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 10,901 | -0.6 | 7.3 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 11,079 | 3.8 | 6.4 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 10,975 | 0.7 | 5.9 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 10,993 | 0.9 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 11,039 | 1.7 | 5.6 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 11,112 | 2.0 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 11,091 | 2.1 | 5.7 | -1.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 11,119 | 4.5 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 11,013 | 3.6 | 7.5 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 11,153 | 3.7 | 6.9 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 11,039 | 2.8 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| May | 11,301 | 4.8 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 11,518 | 5.7 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 11,318 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 11,331 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 11,357 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 11,351 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 11,248 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 11,396 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 1.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 11,203 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 11,119 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 11,101 | -0.5 | 7.7 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 11,367 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| May | 11,383 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 11,361 | -1.4 | 7.7 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 11,325 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 11,325 | -0.1 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 11,346 | -0.1 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 11,570 | 1.9 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 11,723 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 11,652 | 2.2 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 11,695 | 4.4 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 11,536 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 11,571 | 4.2 | 7.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 11,610 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| May | 11,697 | 2.8 | 7.0 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 11,938 | 5.1 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 12,011 | 6.1 | 6.6 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 11,806 | 4.2 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 11,754 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 11,895 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 12,012 | 2.5 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 11,868 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 11,812 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 11,727 | 1.7 | 7.7 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 11,836 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 11,776 | 1.4 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| May | 11,741 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 11,991 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 12,024 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 11,839 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 11,849 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 11,830 | -0.5 | 7.5 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 11,805 | -1.7 | 8.1 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 11,768 | -0.8 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
| 2009-Jan | 11,518 | -2.5 | 10.4 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 11,484 | -2.1 | 12.1 | 4.3 |
| Mar | 11,554 | -2.4 | 11.6 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 11,591 | -1.6 | 10.7 | 4.2 |
| 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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