Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green, KY
Data Series	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(2)89.3	(2)89.6	(2)89.3	(2)89.5	(2)89.5	(p)94.0
Employment(1)	(2)84.7	(2)85.3	(2)85.0	(2)85.1	(2)85.3	(p)89.1
Unemployment(1)	(2)4.6	(2)4.3	(2)4.2	(2)4.3	(2)4.2	(p)4.9
Unemployment Rate(3)	(2)5.2	(2)4.8	(2)4.7	(2)4.8	(2)4.7	(p)5.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	83.8	84.5	84.2	84.6	84.6	(p)82.4
12-month % change	2.6	1.9	2.2	2.1	2.3	(p)2.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	(p)4.0
12-month % change	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	4.9	(p)8.1
Manufacturing(4)	14.7	14.5	14.6	14.5	14.7	(p)14.7
12-month % change	0.7	-1.4	0.0	-0.7	0.0	(p)0.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	15.9	15.7	15.8	16.2	16.4	(p)15.8
12-month % change	6.7	4.7	3.9	3.8	5.1	(p)5.3
Professional and Business Services(4)	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	(p)9.1
12-month % change	-3.1	-3.1	-1.1	-1.1	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	(p)12.3
12-month % change	4.2	3.4	5.1	6.0	6.0	(p)5.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)	9.7	9.6	9.3	9.2	9.0	(p)8.8
12-month % change	3.2	1.1	1.1	-1.1	-1.1	(p)0.0
Government(4)	11.5	12.7	12.8	12.9	12.8	(p)12.3
12-month % change	0.9	3.3	3.2	3.2	2.4	(p)3.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: March 21, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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