Owensboro City, KY Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 25,136 | - | 6.3 | - |
| 1991 | 24,760 | -1.5 | 7.9 | 1.6 |
| 1992 | 24,495 | -1.1 | 8.3 | 0.4 |
| 1993 | 25,334 | 3.4 | 7.1 | -1.3 |
| 1994 | 26,465 | 4.5 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| 1995 | 27,199 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| 1996 | 26,736 | -1.7 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| 1997 | 27,182 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 27,341 | 0.6 | 5.2 | -1.6 |
| 1999 | 27,477 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 25,546 | -7.0 | 4.6 | -1.0 |
| 2001 | 25,149 | -1.6 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 24,767 | -1.5 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 24,773 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.8 |
| 2004 | 24,888 | 0.5 | 5.5 | -1.4 |
| 2005 | 25,008 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| 2006 | 25,601 | 2.4 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 25,885 | 1.1 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 24,921 | - | 6.6 | - |
| Feb | 24,547 | - | 7.3 | - |
| Mar | 25,025 | - | 6.6 | - |
| Apr | 25,035 | - | 6.0 | - |
| May | 25,471 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Jun | 25,725 | - | 6.4 | - |
| Jul | 25,477 | - | 6.5 | - |
| Aug | 25,272 | - | 6.2 | - |
| Sep | 24,997 | - | 6.3 | - |
| Oct | 25,127 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Nov | 25,179 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Dec | 24,859 | - | 5.9 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 24,050 | -3.5 | 8.3 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 24,174 | -1.5 | 9.5 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 24,476 | -2.2 | 9.0 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 24,902 | -0.5 | 7.6 | 1.6 |
| May | 25,343 | -0.5 | 7.6 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 25,243 | -1.9 | 8.4 | 2.0 |
| Jul | 25,090 | -1.5 | 7.8 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 24,709 | -2.2 | 7.3 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 24,811 | -0.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 24,585 | -2.2 | 8.0 | 2.0 |
| Nov | 24,891 | -1.1 | 7.6 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 24,845 | -0.1 | 7.5 | 1.6 |
| 1992-Jan | 23,781 | -1.1 | 10.4 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 23,890 | -1.2 | 10.6 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 24,176 | -1.2 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 24,103 | -3.2 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
| May | 24,593 | -3.0 | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 24,591 | -2.6 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 24,473 | -2.5 | 8.4 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 24,493 | -0.9 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 24,548 | -1.1 | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 24,779 | 0.8 | 7.1 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 25,137 | 1.0 | 6.9 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 25,370 | 2.1 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 1993-Jan | 24,679 | 3.8 | 8.8 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 24,780 | 3.7 | 8.9 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 24,851 | 2.8 | 8.2 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 25,304 | 5.0 | 7.5 | -1.1 |
| May | 25,376 | 3.2 | 7.2 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 25,142 | 2.2 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 25,583 | 4.5 | 6.9 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 25,675 | 4.8 | 7.0 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 25,372 | 3.4 | 6.1 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 25,471 | 2.8 | 6.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 25,900 | 3.0 | 5.3 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 25,879 | 2.0 | 5.3 | -1.5 |
| 1994-Jan | 25,533 | 3.5 | 6.6 | -2.2 |
| Feb | 25,332 | 2.2 | 7.2 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 25,691 | 3.4 | 6.2 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 26,139 | 3.3 | 5.6 | -1.9 |
| May | 26,592 | 4.8 | 5.9 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 26,743 | 6.4 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 26,836 | 4.9 | 5.9 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 26,913 | 4.8 | 5.8 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 26,786 | 5.6 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 26,913 | 5.7 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 27,029 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 27,075 | 4.6 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| 1995-Jan | 26,944 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 26,769 | 5.7 | 6.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 26,872 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 27,112 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| May | 27,280 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 27,367 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 27,653 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 27,317 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| Sep | 27,077 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 1.8 |
| Oct | 27,310 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 27,367 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 27,318 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 26,061 | -3.3 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 25,893 | -3.3 | 7.7 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 26,172 | -2.6 | 6.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 26,214 | -3.3 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 26,629 | -2.4 | 6.5 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 27,014 | -1.3 | 6.7 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 27,333 | -1.2 | 5.4 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 27,023 | -1.1 | 5.4 | -1.8 |
| Sep | 27,025 | -0.2 | 5.8 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 26,915 | -1.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 27,183 | -0.7 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 27,369 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| 1997-Jan | 26,577 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 26,470 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 26,762 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 26,965 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 27,228 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 27,550 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 27,560 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 27,389 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 27,214 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 27,034 | 0.4 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 27,652 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -2.2 |
| Dec | 27,788 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -1.7 |
| 1998-Jan | 26,929 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -3.1 |
| Feb | 26,821 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -3.4 |
| Mar | 27,138 | 1.4 | 5.5 | -2.7 |
| Apr | 27,113 | 0.5 | 3.9 | -2.6 |
| May | 27,394 | 0.6 | 5.5 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 27,710 | 0.6 | 5.6 | -2.1 |
| Jul | 27,745 | 0.7 | 5.2 | -2.7 |
| Aug | 27,638 | 0.9 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 27,574 | 1.3 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 27,065 | 0.1 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 27,424 | -0.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 27,544 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 27,100 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 26,856 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 27,091 | -0.2 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 27,696 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| May | 27,651 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 27,930 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 27,933 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 27,641 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 27,435 | -0.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 27,096 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 27,482 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 27,810 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 25,014 | -7.7 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 25,069 | -6.7 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 25,217 | -6.9 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 25,623 | -7.5 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| May | 25,637 | -7.3 | 4.6 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 25,972 | -7.0 | 4.6 | -1.7 |
| Jul | 25,763 | -7.8 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 25,762 | -6.8 | 4.3 | -1.9 |
| Sep | 25,536 | -6.9 | 4.3 | -1.4 |
| Oct | 25,552 | -5.7 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 25,633 | -6.7 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 25,771 | -7.3 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 25,098 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 24,974 | -0.4 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 25,269 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 25,496 | -0.5 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| May | 25,718 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 25,380 | -2.3 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 25,024 | -2.9 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 24,923 | -3.3 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 24,969 | -2.2 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 24,792 | -3.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 25,052 | -2.3 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 25,092 | -2.6 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 24,328 | -3.1 | 7.1 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 24,448 | -2.1 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 24,546 | -2.9 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 24,693 | -3.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| May | 24,898 | -3.2 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 24,868 | -2.0 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 24,779 | -1.0 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 24,960 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 24,995 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 24,827 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 24,949 | -0.4 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 24,916 | -0.7 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| 2003-Jan | 24,253 | -0.3 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 24,094 | -1.4 | 8.2 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 24,372 | -0.7 | 7.4 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 24,615 | -0.3 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| May | 24,754 | -0.6 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 24,849 | -0.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 24,879 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 25,005 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 25,065 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 25,012 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 25,161 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 25,215 | 1.2 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| 2004-Jan | 24,643 | 1.6 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 24,528 | 1.8 | 6.3 | -1.9 |
| Mar | 24,691 | 1.3 | 6.4 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 25,095 | 2.0 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| May | 25,126 | 1.5 | 5.3 | -1.7 |
| Jun | 25,104 | 1.0 | 5.9 | -2.0 |
| Jul | 25,038 | 0.6 | 5.3 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 24,896 | -0.4 | 5.2 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 24,882 | -0.7 | 4.7 | -2.0 |
| Oct | 24,773 | -1.0 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 24,981 | -0.7 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 24,897 | -1.3 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| 2005-Jan | 24,443 | -0.8 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 24,394 | -0.5 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 24,650 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 25,008 | -0.3 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| May | 25,181 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 25,360 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 25,157 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 25,114 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 25,181 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 25,136 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 25,230 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 25,247 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| 2006-Jan | 24,947 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 25,004 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 25,285 | 2.6 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 25,430 | 1.7 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 25,572 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 25,790 | 1.7 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 25,705 | 2.2 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 25,646 | 2.1 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 25,887 | 2.8 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 25,889 | 3.0 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 25,996 | 3.0 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 26,066 | 3.2 | 4.7 | -1.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 25,489 | 2.2 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 25,323 | 1.3 | 6.2 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 25,641 | 1.4 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 25,674 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.9 |
| May | 25,835 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 26,252 | 1.8 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 26,059 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 25,848 | 0.8 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 26,050 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 25,956 | 0.3 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 26,291 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 26,201 | 0.5 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| 2008-Jan | 25,795 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 25,632 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Mar | - | - | - | - |
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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