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Nonfarm payroll employment in Kentucky

Nonfarm payroll employment in Kentucky was 2,034,200 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from August 2025. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, jobs2,034,200 Provisional
Change on August 2025-0.1%
Rank25th of 51US states ranked
Series high2,042,000August 2024
Series low1,450,500January 1990

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Nonfarm payroll employment in Kentucky, January 1990 to August 2026

1.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M1990-011995-042000-072005-102011-012016-042021-072026-081990-01: 1,450,500 jobs1990-02: 1,453,100 jobs1990-03: 1,459,800 jobs1990-04: 1,453,100 jobs1990-05: 1,457,900 jobs1990-06: 1,455,200 jobs1990-07: 1,463,900 jobs1990-08: 1,467,500 jobs1990-09: 1,467,100 jobs1990-10: 1,465,200 jobs1990-11: 1,462,900 jobs1990-12: 1,463,400 jobs1991-01: 1,455,200 jobs1991-02: 1,455,800 jobs1991-03: 1,453,200 jobs1991-04: 1,460,100 jobs1991-05: 1,459,300 jobs1991-06: 1,460,200 jobs1991-07: 1,462,600 jobs1991-08: 1,467,200 jobs1991-09: 1,468,600 jobs1991-10: 1,470,900 jobs1991-11: 1,477,800 jobs1991-12: 1,479,600 jobs1992-01: 1,483,000 jobs1992-02: 1,487,900 jobs1992-03: 1,488,800 jobs1992-04: 1,492,000 jobs1992-05: 1,496,000 jobs1992-06: 1,498,200 jobs1992-07: 1,499,600 jobs1992-08: 1,500,800 jobs1992-09: 1,505,400 jobs1992-10: 1,507,000 jobs1992-11: 1,509,000 jobs1992-12: 1,509,700 jobs1993-01: 1,521,300 jobs1993-02: 1,526,100 jobs1993-03: 1,520,900 jobs1993-04: 1,526,400 jobs1993-05: 1,529,700 jobs1993-06: 1,534,200 jobs1993-07: 1,541,100 jobs1993-08: 1,541,100 jobs1993-09: 1,545,200 jobs1993-10: 1,550,600 jobs1993-11: 1,556,000 jobs1993-12: 1,557,300 jobs1994-01: 1,547,600 jobs1994-02: 1,560,100 jobs1994-03: 1,570,400 jobs1994-04: 1,576,500 jobs1994-05: 1,583,500 jobs1994-06: 1,585,700 jobs1994-07: 1,590,800 jobs1994-08: 1,594,600 jobs1994-09: 1,604,300 jobs1994-10: 1,601,200 jobs1994-11: 1,609,200 jobs1994-12: 1,617,200 jobs1995-01: 1,614,400 jobs1995-02: 1,619,100 jobs1995-03: 1,624,800 jobs1995-04: 1,627,700 jobs1995-05: 1,627,800 jobs1995-06: 1,635,300 jobs1995-07: 1,626,900 jobs1995-08: 1,640,900 jobs1995-09: 1,642,400 jobs1995-10: 1,640,500 jobs1995-11: 1,640,000 jobs1995-12: 1,644,700 jobs1996-01: 1,637,300 jobs1996-02: 1,647,300 jobs1996-03: 1,649,800 jobs1996-04: 1,649,800 jobs1996-05: 1,655,900 jobs1996-06: 1,657,900 jobs1996-07: 1,662,800 jobs1996-08: 1,667,000 jobs1996-09: 1,671,100 jobs1996-10: 1,675,000 jobs1996-11: 1,678,500 jobs1996-12: 1,677,600 jobs1997-01: 1,680,200 jobs1997-02: 1,686,500 jobs1997-03: 1,690,900 jobs1997-04: 1,695,700 jobs1997-05: 1,695,800 jobs1997-06: 1,702,500 jobs1997-07: 1,704,800 jobs1997-08: 1,700,500 jobs1997-09: 1,705,500 jobs1997-10: 1,712,200 jobs1997-11: 1,713,200 jobs1997-12: 1,717,800 jobs1998-01: 1,723,900 jobs1998-02: 1,723,100 jobs1998-03: 1,726,300 jobs1998-04: 1,734,100 jobs1998-05: 1,739,700 jobs1998-06: 1,742,600 jobs1998-07: 1,745,500 jobs1998-08: 1,752,900 jobs1998-09: 1,752,000 jobs1998-10: 1,751,800 jobs1998-11: 1,756,000 jobs1998-12: 1,758,400 jobs1999-01: 1,756,600 jobs1999-02: 1,767,300 jobs1999-03: 1,767,900 jobs1999-04: 1,780,600 jobs1999-05: 1,785,300 jobs1999-06: 1,788,200 jobs1999-07: 1,787,300 jobs1999-08: 1,792,100 jobs1999-09: 1,793,500 jobs1999-10: 1,797,900 jobs1999-11: 1,799,800 jobs1999-12: 1,804,500 jobs2000-01: 1,805,000 jobs2000-02: 1,810,900 jobs2000-03: 1,821,000 jobs2000-04: 1,816,400 jobs2000-05: 1,822,600 jobs2000-06: 1,817,600 jobs2000-07: 1,816,100 jobs2000-08: 1,818,300 jobs2000-09: 1,816,000 jobs2000-10: 1,821,300 jobs2000-11: 1,817,500 jobs2000-12: 1,818,100 jobs2001-01: 1,814,200 jobs2001-02: 1,815,100 jobs2001-03: 1,805,000 jobs2001-04: 1,802,600 jobs2001-05: 1,801,000 jobs2001-06: 1,801,200 jobs2001-07: 1,795,100 jobs2001-08: 1,791,000 jobs2001-09: 1,784,300 jobs2001-10: 1,781,300 jobs2001-11: 1,777,800 jobs2001-12: 1,773,900 jobs2002-01: 1,780,300 jobs2002-02: 1,779,700 jobs2002-03: 1,778,800 jobs2002-04: 1,776,800 jobs2002-05: 1,777,800 jobs2002-06: 1,779,100 jobs2002-07: 1,778,400 jobs2002-08: 1,774,700 jobs2002-09: 1,776,800 jobs2002-10: 1,779,500 jobs2002-11: 1,779,700 jobs2002-12: 1,777,700 jobs2003-01: 1,774,200 jobs2003-02: 1,770,700 jobs2003-03: 1,772,100 jobs2003-04: 1,769,700 jobs2003-05: 1,770,500 jobs2003-06: 1,770,700 jobs2003-07: 1,765,800 jobs2003-08: 1,769,400 jobs2003-09: 1,776,900 jobs2003-10: 1,778,200 jobs2003-11: 1,777,700 jobs2003-12: 1,781,300 jobs2004-01: 1,780,100 jobs2004-02: 1,781,900 jobs2004-03: 1,783,300 jobs2004-04: 1,784,200 jobs2004-05: 1,782,900 jobs2004-06: 1,786,000 jobs2004-07: 1,781,700 jobs2004-08: 1,790,700 jobs2004-09: 1,792,600 jobs2004-10: 1,797,700 jobs2004-11: 1,799,300 jobs2004-12: 1,801,600 jobs2005-01: 1,799,300 jobs2005-02: 1,806,400 jobs2005-03: 1,805,700 jobs2005-04: 1,810,500 jobs2005-05: 1,812,100 jobs2005-06: 1,814,500 jobs2005-07: 1,813,900 jobs2005-08: 1,821,800 jobs2005-09: 1,822,600 jobs2005-10: 1,821,000 jobs2005-11: 1,824,300 jobs2005-12: 1,823,000 jobs2006-01: 1,830,800 jobs2006-02: 1,834,100 jobs2006-03: 1,840,500 jobs2006-04: 1,835,700 jobs2006-05: 1,835,700 jobs2006-06: 1,835,200 jobs2006-07: 1,829,300 jobs2006-08: 1,837,700 jobs2006-09: 1,838,200 jobs2006-10: 1,836,700 jobs2006-11: 1,838,000 jobs2006-12: 1,848,300 jobs2007-01: 1,852,200 jobs2007-02: 1,850,900 jobs2007-03: 1,855,600 jobs2007-04: 1,855,800 jobs2007-05: 1,861,300 jobs2007-06: 1,862,200 jobs2007-07: 1,855,200 jobs2007-08: 1,852,700 jobs2007-09: 1,859,100 jobs2007-10: 1,855,700 jobs2007-11: 1,859,600 jobs2007-12: 1,858,200 jobs2008-01: 1,861,200 jobs2008-02: 1,860,400 jobs2008-03: 1,854,400 jobs2008-04: 1,853,300 jobs2008-05: 1,855,200 jobs2008-06: 1,850,100 jobs2008-07: 1,844,400 jobs2008-08: 1,842,700 jobs2008-09: 1,832,000 jobs2008-10: 1,824,600 jobs2008-11: 1,818,500 jobs2008-12: 1,806,700 jobs2009-01: 1,786,800 jobs2009-02: 1,777,900 jobs2009-03: 1,767,900 jobs2009-04: 1,760,600 jobs2009-05: 1,758,900 jobs2009-06: 1,754,200 jobs2009-07: 1,751,700 jobs2009-08: 1,751,000 jobs2009-09: 1,752,400 jobs2009-10: 1,752,100 jobs2009-11: 1,753,300 jobs2009-12: 1,749,200 jobs2010-01: 1,747,100 jobs2010-02: 1,739,600 jobs2010-03: 1,748,300 jobs2010-04: 1,756,500 jobs2010-05: 1,765,100 jobs2010-06: 1,766,200 jobs2010-07: 1,759,200 jobs2010-08: 1,758,100 jobs2010-09: 1,763,900 jobs2010-10: 1,770,900 jobs2010-11: 1,770,500 jobs2010-12: 1,773,900 jobs2011-01: 1,769,500 jobs2011-02: 1,774,500 jobs2011-03: 1,777,400 jobs2011-04: 1,779,300 jobs2011-05: 1,776,500 jobs2011-06: 1,781,100 jobs2011-07: 1,781,100 jobs2011-08: 1,789,300 jobs2011-09: 1,792,900 jobs2011-10: 1,792,100 jobs2011-11: 1,795,400 jobs2011-12: 1,794,600 jobs2012-01: 1,802,800 jobs2012-02: 1,804,900 jobs2012-03: 1,810,000 jobs2012-04: 1,807,700 jobs2012-05: 1,811,600 jobs2012-06: 1,814,400 jobs2012-07: 1,810,900 jobs2012-08: 1,809,200 jobs2012-09: 1,813,100 jobs2012-10: 1,815,700 jobs2012-11: 1,816,400 jobs2012-12: 1,817,100 jobs2013-01: 1,821,100 jobs2013-02: 1,822,100 jobs2013-03: 1,825,100 jobs2013-04: 1,823,400 jobs2013-05: 1,824,900 jobs2013-06: 1,826,100 jobs2013-07: 1,827,700 jobs2013-08: 1,833,200 jobs2013-09: 1,836,800 jobs2013-10: 1,838,100 jobs2013-11: 1,840,500 jobs2013-12: 1,842,000 jobs2014-01: 1,841,300 jobs2014-02: 1,840,400 jobs2014-03: 1,844,900 jobs2014-04: 1,853,100 jobs2014-05: 1,853,700 jobs2014-06: 1,855,400 jobs2014-07: 1,860,800 jobs2014-08: 1,865,700 jobs2014-09: 1,865,500 jobs2014-10: 1,867,800 jobs2014-11: 1,870,100 jobs2014-12: 1,873,500 jobs2015-01: 1,876,800 jobs2015-02: 1,874,700 jobs2015-03: 1,869,800 jobs2015-04: 1,872,700 jobs2015-05: 1,882,500 jobs2015-06: 1,885,600 jobs2015-07: 1,884,100 jobs2015-08: 1,889,800 jobs2015-09: 1,891,000 jobs2015-10: 1,896,300 jobs2015-11: 1,902,300 jobs2015-12: 1,902,900 jobs2016-01: 1,902,000 jobs2016-02: 1,902,000 jobs2016-03: 1,903,000 jobs2016-04: 1,905,300 jobs2016-05: 1,906,900 jobs2016-06: 1,902,800 jobs2016-07: 1,914,100 jobs2016-08: 1,913,900 jobs2016-09: 1,913,900 jobs2016-10: 1,914,100 jobs2016-11: 1,909,800 jobs2016-12: 1,914,000 jobs2017-01: 1,915,300 jobs2017-02: 1,918,800 jobs2017-03: 1,919,800 jobs2017-04: 1,918,400 jobs2017-05: 1,917,500 jobs2017-06: 1,920,600 jobs2017-07: 1,916,700 jobs2017-08: 1,914,600 jobs2017-09: 1,923,100 jobs2017-10: 1,927,000 jobs2017-11: 1,925,600 jobs2017-12: 1,924,200 jobs2018-01: 1,921,100 jobs2018-02: 1,926,000 jobs2018-03: 1,926,100 jobs2018-04: 1,930,600 jobs2018-05: 1,931,700 jobs2018-06: 1,935,900 jobs2018-07: 1,930,800 jobs2018-08: 1,927,600 jobs2018-09: 1,934,100 jobs2018-10: 1,932,800 jobs2018-11: 1,936,900 jobs2018-12: 1,932,300 jobs2019-01: 1,939,000 jobs2019-02: 1,937,200 jobs2019-03: 1,938,100 jobs2019-04: 1,940,700 jobs2019-05: 1,944,400 jobs2019-06: 1,943,300 jobs2019-07: 1,950,200 jobs2019-08: 1,948,600 jobs2019-09: 1,951,000 jobs2019-10: 1,946,200 jobs2019-11: 1,952,000 jobs2019-12: 1,951,100 jobs2020-01: 1,952,200 jobs2020-02: 1,954,900 jobs2020-03: 1,940,300 jobs2020-04: 1,663,200 jobs2020-05: 1,694,500 jobs2020-06: 1,783,600 jobs2020-07: 1,814,200 jobs2020-08: 1,837,600 jobs2020-09: 1,846,500 jobs2020-10: 1,855,800 jobs2020-11: 1,856,700 jobs2020-12: 1,855,100 jobs2021-01: 1,876,000 jobs2021-02: 1,872,300 jobs2021-03: 1,886,500 jobs2021-04: 1,883,900 jobs2021-05: 1,892,200 jobs2021-06: 1,896,400 jobs2021-07: 1,906,300 jobs2021-08: 1,913,600 jobs2021-09: 1,907,600 jobs2021-10: 1,928,600 jobs2021-11: 1,931,700 jobs2021-12: 1,938,700 jobs2022-01: 1,937,000 jobs2022-02: 1,946,700 jobs2022-03: 1,950,100 jobs2022-04: 1,955,900 jobs2022-05: 1,957,500 jobs2022-06: 1,958,000 jobs2022-07: 1,968,300 jobs2022-08: 1,976,800 jobs2022-09: 1,984,300 jobs2022-10: 1,987,200 jobs2022-11: 1,990,900 jobs2022-12: 1,992,700 jobs2023-01: 2,006,400 jobs2023-02: 2,007,400 jobs2023-03: 2,010,200 jobs2023-04: 2,010,700 jobs2023-05: 2,011,900 jobs2023-06: 2,016,100 jobs2023-07: 2,013,400 jobs2023-08: 2,018,000 jobs2023-09: 2,024,000 jobs2023-10: 2,024,800 jobs2023-11: 2,026,200 jobs2023-12: 2,029,800 jobs2024-01: 2,032,600 jobs2024-02: 2,033,800 jobs2024-03: 2,035,900 jobs2024-04: 2,034,800 jobs2024-05: 2,036,200 jobs2024-06: 2,037,500 jobs2024-07: 2,036,700 jobs2024-08: 2,042,000 jobs2024-09: 2,039,400 jobs2024-10: 2,038,400 jobs2024-11: 2,037,000 jobs2024-12: 2,035,000 jobs2025-01: 2,027,500 jobs2025-02: 2,034,500 jobs2025-03: 2,036,100 jobs2025-04: 2,039,500 jobs2025-05: 2,040,200 jobs2025-06: 2,037,000 jobs2025-07: 2,035,900 jobs2025-08: 2,036,000 jobs2025-09: 2,032,100 jobs2025-10: 2,028,700 jobs2025-11: 2,027,300 jobs2025-12: 2,029,300 jobs2026-01: 2,033,000 jobs2026-02: 2,032,100 jobs2026-03: 2,033,300 jobs2026-04: 2,034,200 jobs2026-05: 2,030,300 jobs2026-06: 2,031,000 jobs2026-07: 2,034,000 jobs2026-08: 2,034,200 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 440 values
Periodjobs
2026-082,034,200 Provisional
2026-072,034,000
2026-062,031,000
2026-052,030,300
2026-042,034,200
2026-032,033,300
2026-022,032,100
2026-012,033,000
2025-122,029,300
2025-112,027,300
2025-102,028,700
2025-092,032,100
2025-082,036,000
2025-072,035,900
2025-062,037,000
2025-052,040,200
2025-042,039,500
2025-032,036,100
2025-022,034,500
2025-012,027,500
2024-122,035,000
2024-112,037,000
2024-102,038,400
2024-092,039,400
2024-082,042,000
2024-072,036,700
2024-062,037,500
2024-052,036,200
2024-042,034,800
2024-032,035,900
2024-022,033,800
2024-012,032,600
2023-122,029,800
2023-112,026,200
2023-102,024,800
2023-092,024,000
2023-082,018,000
2023-072,013,400
2023-062,016,100
2023-052,011,900
2023-042,010,700
2023-032,010,200
2023-022,007,400
2023-012,006,400
2022-121,992,700
2022-111,990,900
2022-101,987,200
2022-091,984,300
2022-081,976,800
2022-071,968,300
2022-061,958,000
2022-051,957,500
2022-041,955,900
2022-031,950,100
2022-021,946,700
2022-011,937,000
2021-121,938,700
2021-111,931,700
2021-101,928,600
2021-091,907,600
2021-081,913,600
2021-071,906,300
2021-061,896,400
2021-051,892,200
2021-041,883,900
2021-031,886,500
2021-021,872,300
2021-011,876,000
2020-121,855,100
2020-111,856,700
2020-101,855,800
2020-091,846,500
2020-081,837,600
2020-071,814,200
2020-061,783,600
2020-051,694,500
2020-041,663,200
2020-031,940,300
2020-021,954,900
2020-011,952,200
2019-121,951,100
2019-111,952,000
2019-101,946,200
2019-091,951,000
2019-081,948,600
2019-071,950,200
2019-061,943,300
2019-051,944,400
2019-041,940,700
2019-031,938,100
2019-021,937,200
2019-011,939,000
2018-121,932,300
2018-111,936,900
2018-101,932,800
2018-091,934,100
2018-081,927,600
2018-071,930,800
2018-061,935,900
2018-051,931,700
2018-041,930,600
2018-031,926,100
2018-021,926,000
2018-011,921,100
2017-121,924,200
2017-111,925,600
2017-101,927,000
2017-091,923,100
2017-081,914,600
2017-071,916,700
2017-061,920,600
2017-051,917,500
2017-041,918,400
2017-031,919,800
2017-021,918,800
2017-011,915,300
2016-121,914,000
2016-111,909,800
2016-101,914,100
2016-091,913,900
2016-081,913,900
2016-071,914,100
2016-061,902,800
2016-051,906,900
2016-041,905,300
2016-031,903,000
2016-021,902,000
2016-011,902,000
2015-121,902,900
2015-111,902,300
2015-101,896,300
2015-091,891,000
2015-081,889,800
2015-071,884,100
2015-061,885,600
2015-051,882,500
2015-041,872,700
2015-031,869,800
2015-021,874,700
2015-011,876,800
2014-121,873,500
2014-111,870,100
2014-101,867,800
2014-091,865,500
2014-081,865,700
2014-071,860,800
2014-061,855,400
2014-051,853,700
2014-041,853,100
2014-031,844,900
2014-021,840,400
2014-011,841,300
2013-121,842,000
2013-111,840,500
2013-101,838,100
2013-091,836,800
2013-081,833,200
2013-071,827,700
2013-061,826,100
2013-051,824,900
2013-041,823,400
2013-031,825,100
2013-021,822,100
2013-011,821,100
2012-121,817,100
2012-111,816,400
2012-101,815,700
2012-091,813,100
2012-081,809,200
2012-071,810,900
2012-061,814,400
2012-051,811,600
2012-041,807,700
2012-031,810,000
2012-021,804,900
2012-011,802,800
2011-121,794,600
2011-111,795,400
2011-101,792,100
2011-091,792,900
2011-081,789,300
2011-071,781,100
2011-061,781,100
2011-051,776,500
2011-041,779,300
2011-031,777,400
2011-021,774,500
2011-011,769,500
2010-121,773,900
2010-111,770,500
2010-101,770,900
2010-091,763,900
2010-081,758,100
2010-071,759,200
2010-061,766,200
2010-051,765,100
2010-041,756,500
2010-031,748,300
2010-021,739,600
2010-011,747,100
2009-121,749,200
2009-111,753,300
2009-101,752,100
2009-091,752,400
2009-081,751,000
2009-071,751,700
2009-061,754,200
2009-051,758,900
2009-041,760,600
2009-031,767,900
2009-021,777,900
2009-011,786,800
2008-121,806,700
2008-111,818,500
2008-101,824,600
2008-091,832,000
2008-081,842,700
2008-071,844,400
2008-061,850,100
2008-051,855,200
2008-041,853,300
2008-031,854,400
2008-021,860,400
2008-011,861,200
2007-121,858,200
2007-111,859,600
2007-101,855,700
2007-091,859,100
2007-081,852,700
2007-071,855,200
2007-061,862,200
2007-051,861,300
2007-041,855,800
2007-031,855,600
2007-021,850,900
2007-011,852,200
2006-121,848,300
2006-111,838,000
2006-101,836,700
2006-091,838,200
2006-081,837,700
2006-071,829,300
2006-061,835,200
2006-051,835,700
2006-041,835,700
2006-031,840,500
2006-021,834,100
2006-011,830,800
2005-121,823,000
2005-111,824,300
2005-101,821,000
2005-091,822,600
2005-081,821,800
2005-071,813,900
2005-061,814,500
2005-051,812,100
2005-041,810,500
2005-031,805,700
2005-021,806,400
2005-011,799,300
2004-121,801,600
2004-111,799,300
2004-101,797,700
2004-091,792,600
2004-081,790,700
2004-071,781,700
2004-061,786,000
2004-051,782,900
2004-041,784,200
2004-031,783,300
2004-021,781,900
2004-011,780,100
2003-121,781,300
2003-111,777,700
2003-101,778,200
2003-091,776,900
2003-081,769,400
2003-071,765,800
2003-061,770,700
2003-051,770,500
2003-041,769,700
2003-031,772,100
2003-021,770,700
2003-011,774,200
2002-121,777,700
2002-111,779,700
2002-101,779,500
2002-091,776,800
2002-081,774,700
2002-071,778,400
2002-061,779,100
2002-051,777,800
2002-041,776,800
2002-031,778,800
2002-021,779,700
2002-011,780,300
2001-121,773,900
2001-111,777,800
2001-101,781,300
2001-091,784,300
2001-081,791,000
2001-071,795,100
2001-061,801,200
2001-051,801,000
2001-041,802,600
2001-031,805,000
2001-021,815,100
2001-011,814,200
2000-121,818,100
2000-111,817,500
2000-101,821,300
2000-091,816,000
2000-081,818,300
2000-071,816,100
2000-061,817,600
2000-051,822,600
2000-041,816,400
2000-031,821,000
2000-021,810,900
2000-011,805,000
1999-121,804,500
1999-111,799,800
1999-101,797,900
1999-091,793,500
1999-081,792,100
1999-071,787,300
1999-061,788,200
1999-051,785,300
1999-041,780,600
1999-031,767,900
1999-021,767,300
1999-011,756,600
1998-121,758,400
1998-111,756,000
1998-101,751,800
1998-091,752,000
1998-081,752,900
1998-071,745,500
1998-061,742,600
1998-051,739,700
1998-041,734,100
1998-031,726,300
1998-021,723,100
1998-011,723,900
1997-121,717,800
1997-111,713,200
1997-101,712,200
1997-091,705,500
1997-081,700,500
1997-071,704,800
1997-061,702,500
1997-051,695,800
1997-041,695,700
1997-031,690,900
1997-021,686,500
1997-011,680,200
1996-121,677,600
1996-111,678,500
1996-101,675,000
1996-091,671,100
1996-081,667,000
1996-071,662,800
1996-061,657,900
1996-051,655,900
1996-041,649,800
1996-031,649,800
1996-021,647,300
1996-011,637,300
1995-121,644,700
1995-111,640,000
1995-101,640,500
1995-091,642,400
1995-081,640,900
1995-071,626,900
1995-061,635,300
1995-051,627,800
1995-041,627,700
1995-031,624,800
1995-021,619,100
1995-011,614,400
1994-121,617,200
1994-111,609,200
1994-101,601,200
1994-091,604,300
1994-081,594,600
1994-071,590,800
1994-061,585,700
1994-051,583,500
1994-041,576,500
1994-031,570,400
1994-021,560,100
1994-011,547,600
1993-121,557,300
1993-111,556,000
1993-101,550,600
1993-091,545,200
1993-081,541,100
1993-071,541,100
1993-061,534,200
1993-051,529,700
1993-041,526,400
1993-031,520,900
1993-021,526,100
1993-011,521,300
1992-121,509,700
1992-111,509,000
1992-101,507,000
1992-091,505,400
1992-081,500,800
1992-071,499,600
1992-061,498,200
1992-051,496,000
1992-041,492,000
1992-031,488,800
1992-021,487,900
1992-011,483,000
1991-121,479,600
1991-111,477,800
1991-101,470,900
1991-091,468,600
1991-081,467,200
1991-071,462,600
1991-061,460,200
1991-051,459,300
1991-041,460,100
1991-031,453,200
1991-021,455,800
1991-011,455,200
1990-121,463,400
1990-111,462,900
1990-101,465,200
1990-091,467,100
1990-081,467,500
1990-071,463,900
1990-061,455,200
1990-051,457,900
1990-041,453,100
1990-031,459,800
1990-021,453,100
1990-011,450,500

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Kentucky2,034,200
United States159,015,000

Rankings

Definition

Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (Nonfarm payroll employment, Kentucky, 1990-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), Nonfarm payroll employment, Kentucky, 1990-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/kentucky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Nonfarm payroll employment, Kentucky, 1990-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/kentucky.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), Nonfarm payroll employment, Kentucky, 1990-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001): Nonfarm payroll employment, Kentucky, 1990-01 to 2026-08}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the nonfarm payroll employment in Kentucky?

Nonfarm payroll employment in Kentucky was 2,034,200 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from August 2025. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest nonfarm payroll employment in Kentucky?

2,042,000 jobs in August 2024, the highest value since January 1990 in this series.

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