Fayette County, KY Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1995 | 130,817 | - | 2.7 | - |
| 1996 | 132,930 | 1.6 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| 1997 | 136,122 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 138,179 | 1.5 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| 1999 | 140,430 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 144,470 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 |
| 2001 | 141,950 | -1.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | 139,303 | -1.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 139,285 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 137,711 | -1.1 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | 139,094 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 141,909 | 2.0 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | 145,290 | 2.4 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| 2008 | 144,068 | -0.8 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 125,200 | - | 3.1 | - |
| Feb | 127,552 | - | 2.9 | - |
| Mar | 129,626 | - | 2.8 | - |
| Apr | 131,248 | - | 2.7 | - |
| May | 131,068 | - | 2.8 | - |
| Jun | 132,800 | - | 3.0 | - |
| Jul | 131,435 | - | 2.6 | - |
| Aug | 129,764 | - | 2.9 | - |
| Sep | 131,247 | - | 2.7 | - |
| Oct | 132,800 | - | 2.3 | - |
| Nov | 133,805 | - | 2.6 | - |
| Dec | 133,254 | - | 2.1 | - |
| 1996-Jan | 126,552 | 1.1 | 2.5 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 128,913 | 1.1 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 130,734 | 0.9 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 133,191 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 133,421 | 1.8 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 134,175 | 1.0 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 134,248 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 132,982 | 2.5 | 2.2 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 134,632 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 135,242 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 135,683 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 135,384 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 130,562 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 132,081 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 133,814 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 135,822 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 136,678 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 137,460 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 136,882 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 135,227 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 137,067 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 138,361 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 139,997 | 3.2 | 1.9 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 139,517 | 3.1 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 134,289 | 2.9 | 2.0 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 135,271 | 2.4 | 1.9 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 136,433 | 2.0 | 2.1 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 138,349 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -0.6 |
| May | 137,373 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 138,807 | 1.0 | 2.2 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 137,763 | 0.6 | 2.0 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 136,975 | 1.3 | 2.2 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 139,055 | 1.5 | 2.2 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 140,525 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 141,690 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 141,614 | 1.5 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 137,168 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 137,703 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 139,157 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 140,397 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| May | 141,235 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 142,667 | 2.8 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 139,939 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 139,295 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 140,772 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 141,550 | 0.7 | 1.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 142,713 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 142,567 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 142,567 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 142,057 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 142,951 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 144,428 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| May | 144,430 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 145,336 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 145,856 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 144,728 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 144,653 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 145,173 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 145,550 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 145,915 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 142,545 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 142,352 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 143,645 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 144,594 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| May | 145,126 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 142,474 | -2.0 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 141,649 | -2.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 140,139 | -3.2 | 4.1 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 140,652 | -2.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 140,007 | -3.6 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 140,140 | -3.7 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 140,073 | -4.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 135,726 | -4.8 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 137,131 | -3.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 138,078 | -3.9 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 139,114 | -3.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| May | 139,576 | -3.8 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 140,840 | -1.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 140,142 | -1.1 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 139,290 | -0.6 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 140,681 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 140,509 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 140,361 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 140,192 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 137,032 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 136,764 | -0.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 138,675 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 139,435 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| May | 138,850 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 140,296 | -0.4 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 139,279 | -0.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 139,098 | -0.1 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 140,182 | -0.4 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 139,523 | -0.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 141,161 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 141,124 | 0.7 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 135,738 | -0.9 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 135,453 | -1.0 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 136,360 | -1.7 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 137,837 | -1.1 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| May | 137,946 | -0.7 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 139,580 | -0.5 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 138,873 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 137,885 | -0.9 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 138,260 | -1.4 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 137,987 | -1.1 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 138,618 | -1.8 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 137,990 | -2.2 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 134,998 | -0.5 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 134,977 | -0.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 136,423 | 0.0 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 139,478 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| May | 139,573 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 140,879 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 140,153 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 139,097 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 139,706 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 140,923 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 141,401 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 141,520 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 137,831 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 137,450 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 138,840 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 140,947 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 141,973 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 143,618 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 142,739 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 141,998 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 142,365 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 143,880 | 2.1 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 145,446 | 2.9 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 145,817 | 3.0 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 143,621 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 142,627 | 3.8 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 144,171 | 3.8 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 145,754 | 3.4 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 146,319 | 3.1 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 147,503 | 2.7 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 145,836 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 145,037 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 145,327 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 145,259 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 146,348 | 0.6 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 145,681 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 142,787 | -0.6 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 141,881 | -0.5 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 142,907 | -0.9 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 145,300 | -0.3 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| May | 144,737 | -1.1 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 146,048 | -1.0 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 144,955 | -0.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 144,299 | -0.5 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 143,948 | -0.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 144,307 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 144,684 | -1.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 142,963 | -1.9 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| 2009-Jan | 138,926 | -2.7 | 6.4 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 138,754 | -2.2 | 7.4 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 139,642 | -2.3 | 7.4 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 140,765 | -3.1 | 6.9 | 2.8 |
| 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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