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Civilian labor force in Bowling Green, KY

Civilian labor force in Bowling Green, KY was 40,110 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 16 cities in 2025.

2025, persons40,110
Change on 2024+2.1%
Rank2nd of 16Cities in Kentucky ranked
Series high40,1102025
Series low21,7941990

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Civilian labor force in Bowling Green, KY, 1990 to 2025

20K25K30K35K40K45K19901996200220082014202020251990: 21,794 persons1991: 21,973 persons1992: 22,739 persons1993: 23,432 persons1994: 23,816 persons1995: 23,274 persons1996: 23,708 persons1997: 24,280 persons1998: 24,562 persons1999: 24,820 persons2000: 25,656 persons2001: 25,217 persons2002: 25,335 persons2003: 25,827 persons2004: 26,839 persons2005: 28,073 persons2006: 28,731 persons2007: 29,082 persons2008: 29,253 persons2009: 29,338 persons2010: 29,485 persons2011: 29,791 persons2012: 30,403 persons2013: 30,846 persons2014: 30,190 persons2015: 30,180 persons2016: 35,102 persons2017: 36,332 persons2018: 36,538 persons2019: 37,233 persons2020: 35,751 persons2021: 36,129 persons2022: 37,208 persons2023: 38,220 persons2024: 39,298 persons2025: 40,110 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202540,110
202439,298
202338,220
202237,208
202136,129
202035,751
201937,233
201836,538
201736,332
201635,102
201530,180
201430,190
201330,846
201230,403
201129,791
201029,485
200929,338
200829,253
200729,082
200628,731
200528,073
200426,839
200325,827
200225,335
200125,217
200025,656
199924,820
199824,562
199724,280
199623,708
199523,274
199423,816
199323,432
199222,739
199121,973
199021,794

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Bowling Green, KY, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Bowling Green, KY, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bowling-green-ky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Bowling Green, KY, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bowling-green-ky.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Bowling Green, KY, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bowling-green-ky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/bowling-green-ky. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the civilian labor force in Bowling Green, KY?

Civilian labor force in Bowling Green, KY was 40,110 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 16 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Bowling Green, KY?

40,110 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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