Employment-population ratio: Kentucky

Latest value, 2026-08

55.1% Provisional

Source: BLS
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-09-30

Definition

Employed people as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and older.

Seasonally adjusted. US national figures come from the Current Population Survey; state figures are LAUS model-based estimates. The population excludes active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions. The age range and population scope differ from the existing employment-rate indicator.

Evolution

54.855.355.82021-082022-062023-042024-022024-122025-112026-08
Value
PeriodValue
2026-0855.1
2026-0754.9
2026-0654.8
2026-0555
2026-0455.1
2026-0355.3
2026-0255.5
2026-0155.6
2025-1255.7
2025-1155.7
2025-0955.7
2025-0855.6
2025-0755.6
2025-0655.6
2025-0555.6
2025-0455.6
2025-0355.6
2025-0255.5
2025-0155.5
2024-1255.5
2024-1155.5
2024-1055.5
2024-0955.5
2024-0855.5
2024-0755.4
2024-0655.4
2024-0555.3
2024-0455.3
2024-0355.2
2024-0255.2
2024-0155.1
2023-1255.1
2023-1155.1
2023-1055.1
2023-0955.1
2023-0855.1
2023-0755.2
2023-0655.2
2023-0555.3
2023-0455.4
2023-0355.4
2023-0255.3
2023-0155.3
2022-1255.3
2022-1155.2
2022-1055.3
2022-0955.3
2022-0855.4
2022-0755.5
2022-0655.6
2022-0555.7
2022-0455.7
2022-0355.8
2022-0255.8
2022-0155.7
2021-1255.6
2021-1155.4
2021-1055.2
2021-0955
2021-0854.8

Comparison with related places

Place2026-08
Kentucky55.1
United States59.1
Louisiana56
Oregon59.3
Oklahoma59.3
Alabama54.9
Connecticut58.8

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment-population ratio, civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted, state LAUS measure 07. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.3.AllStatesS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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