# Nonfarm payroll employment in Kentucky

Nonfarm payroll employment in Kentucky was 2,034,200 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-21`
- Unit: jobs
- 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.
- Note: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/kentucky
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-21

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 2,034,200 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 2,034,000 |
| 2026-06 | 2,031,000 |
| 2026-05 | 2,030,300 |
| 2026-04 | 2,034,200 |
| 2026-03 | 2,033,300 |
| 2026-02 | 2,032,100 |
| 2026-01 | 2,033,000 |
| 2025-12 | 2,029,300 |
| 2025-11 | 2,027,300 |
| 2025-10 | 2,028,700 |
| 2025-09 | 2,032,100 |
| 2025-08 | 2,036,000 |
| 2025-07 | 2,035,900 |
| 2025-06 | 2,037,000 |
| 2025-05 | 2,040,200 |
| 2025-04 | 2,039,500 |
| 2025-03 | 2,036,100 |
| 2025-02 | 2,034,500 |
| 2025-01 | 2,027,500 |
| 2024-12 | 2,035,000 |
| 2024-11 | 2,037,000 |
| 2024-10 | 2,038,400 |
| 2024-09 | 2,039,400 |
| 2024-08 | 2,042,000 |
| 2024-07 | 2,036,700 |
| 2024-06 | 2,037,500 |
| 2024-05 | 2,036,200 |
| 2024-04 | 2,034,800 |
| 2024-03 | 2,035,900 |
| 2024-02 | 2,033,800 |
| 2024-01 | 2,032,600 |
| 2023-12 | 2,029,800 |
| 2023-11 | 2,026,200 |
| 2023-10 | 2,024,800 |
| 2023-09 | 2,024,000 |
| 2023-08 | 2,018,000 |
| 2023-07 | 2,013,400 |
| 2023-06 | 2,016,100 |
| 2023-05 | 2,011,900 |
| 2023-04 | 2,010,700 |
| 2023-03 | 2,010,200 |
| 2023-02 | 2,007,400 |
| 2023-01 | 2,006,400 |
| 2022-12 | 1,992,700 |
| 2022-11 | 1,990,900 |
| 2022-10 | 1,987,200 |
| 2022-09 | 1,984,300 |
| 2022-08 | 1,976,800 |
| 2022-07 | 1,968,300 |
| 2022-06 | 1,958,000 |
| 2022-05 | 1,957,500 |
| 2022-04 | 1,955,900 |
| 2022-03 | 1,950,100 |
| 2022-02 | 1,946,700 |
| 2022-01 | 1,937,000 |
| 2021-12 | 1,938,700 |
| 2021-11 | 1,931,700 |
| 2021-10 | 1,928,600 |
| 2021-09 | 1,907,600 |
| 2021-08 | 1,913,600 |
| 2021-07 | 1,906,300 |
| 2021-06 | 1,896,400 |
| 2021-05 | 1,892,200 |
| 2021-04 | 1,883,900 |
| 2021-03 | 1,886,500 |
| 2021-02 | 1,872,300 |
| 2021-01 | 1,876,000 |
| 2020-12 | 1,855,100 |
| 2020-11 | 1,856,700 |
| 2020-10 | 1,855,800 |
| 2020-09 | 1,846,500 |
| 2020-08 | 1,837,600 |
| 2020-07 | 1,814,200 |
| 2020-06 | 1,783,600 |
| 2020-05 | 1,694,500 |
| 2020-04 | 1,663,200 |
| 2020-03 | 1,940,300 |
| 2020-02 | 1,954,900 |
| 2020-01 | 1,952,200 |
| 2019-12 | 1,951,100 |
| 2019-11 | 1,952,000 |
| 2019-10 | 1,946,200 |
| 2019-09 | 1,951,000 |
| 2019-08 | 1,948,600 |
| 2019-07 | 1,950,200 |
| 2019-06 | 1,943,300 |
| 2019-05 | 1,944,400 |
| 2019-04 | 1,940,700 |
| 2019-03 | 1,938,100 |
| 2019-02 | 1,937,200 |
| 2019-01 | 1,939,000 |
| 2018-12 | 1,932,300 |
| 2018-11 | 1,936,900 |
| 2018-10 | 1,932,800 |
| 2018-09 | 1,934,100 |
| 2018-08 | 1,927,600 |
| 2018-07 | 1,930,800 |
| 2018-06 | 1,935,900 |
| 2018-05 | 1,931,700 |
| 2018-04 | 1,930,600 |
| 2018-03 | 1,926,100 |
| 2018-02 | 1,926,000 |
| 2018-01 | 1,921,100 |
| 2017-12 | 1,924,200 |
| 2017-11 | 1,925,600 |
| 2017-10 | 1,927,000 |
| 2017-09 | 1,923,100 |
| 2017-08 | 1,914,600 |
| 2017-07 | 1,916,700 |
| 2017-06 | 1,920,600 |
| 2017-05 | 1,917,500 |
| 2017-04 | 1,918,400 |
| 2017-03 | 1,919,800 |
| 2017-02 | 1,918,800 |
| 2017-01 | 1,915,300 |
| 2016-12 | 1,914,000 |
| 2016-11 | 1,909,800 |
| 2016-10 | 1,914,100 |
| 2016-09 | 1,913,900 |
| 2016-08 | 1,913,900 |
| 2016-07 | 1,914,100 |
| 2016-06 | 1,902,800 |
| 2016-05 | 1,906,900 |
| 2016-04 | 1,905,300 |
| 2016-03 | 1,903,000 |
| 2016-02 | 1,902,000 |
| 2016-01 | 1,902,000 |
| 2015-12 | 1,902,900 |
| 2015-11 | 1,902,300 |
| 2015-10 | 1,896,300 |
| 2015-09 | 1,891,000 |
| 2015-08 | 1,889,800 |
| 2015-07 | 1,884,100 |
| 2015-06 | 1,885,600 |
| 2015-05 | 1,882,500 |
| 2015-04 | 1,872,700 |
| 2015-03 | 1,869,800 |
| 2015-02 | 1,874,700 |
| 2015-01 | 1,876,800 |
| 2014-12 | 1,873,500 |
| 2014-11 | 1,870,100 |
| 2014-10 | 1,867,800 |
| 2014-09 | 1,865,500 |
| 2014-08 | 1,865,700 |
| 2014-07 | 1,860,800 |
| 2014-06 | 1,855,400 |
| 2014-05 | 1,853,700 |
| 2014-04 | 1,853,100 |
| 2014-03 | 1,844,900 |
| 2014-02 | 1,840,400 |
| 2014-01 | 1,841,300 |
| 2013-12 | 1,842,000 |
| 2013-11 | 1,840,500 |
| 2013-10 | 1,838,100 |
| 2013-09 | 1,836,800 |
| 2013-08 | 1,833,200 |
| 2013-07 | 1,827,700 |
| 2013-06 | 1,826,100 |
| 2013-05 | 1,824,900 |
| 2013-04 | 1,823,400 |
| 2013-03 | 1,825,100 |
| 2013-02 | 1,822,100 |
| 2013-01 | 1,821,100 |
| 2012-12 | 1,817,100 |
| 2012-11 | 1,816,400 |
| 2012-10 | 1,815,700 |
| 2012-09 | 1,813,100 |
| 2012-08 | 1,809,200 |
| 2012-07 | 1,810,900 |
| 2012-06 | 1,814,400 |
| 2012-05 | 1,811,600 |
| 2012-04 | 1,807,700 |
| 2012-03 | 1,810,000 |
| 2012-02 | 1,804,900 |
| 2012-01 | 1,802,800 |
| 2011-12 | 1,794,600 |
| 2011-11 | 1,795,400 |
| 2011-10 | 1,792,100 |
| 2011-09 | 1,792,900 |
| 2011-08 | 1,789,300 |
| 2011-07 | 1,781,100 |
| 2011-06 | 1,781,100 |
| 2011-05 | 1,776,500 |
| 2011-04 | 1,779,300 |
| 2011-03 | 1,777,400 |
| 2011-02 | 1,774,500 |
| 2011-01 | 1,769,500 |
| 2010-12 | 1,773,900 |
| 2010-11 | 1,770,500 |
| 2010-10 | 1,770,900 |
| 2010-09 | 1,763,900 |
| 2010-08 | 1,758,100 |
| 2010-07 | 1,759,200 |
| 2010-06 | 1,766,200 |
| 2010-05 | 1,765,100 |
| 2010-04 | 1,756,500 |
| 2010-03 | 1,748,300 |
| 2010-02 | 1,739,600 |
| 2010-01 | 1,747,100 |
| 2009-12 | 1,749,200 |
| 2009-11 | 1,753,300 |
| 2009-10 | 1,752,100 |
| 2009-09 | 1,752,400 |
| 2009-08 | 1,751,000 |
| 2009-07 | 1,751,700 |
| 2009-06 | 1,754,200 |
| 2009-05 | 1,758,900 |
| 2009-04 | 1,760,600 |
| 2009-03 | 1,767,900 |
| 2009-02 | 1,777,900 |
| 2009-01 | 1,786,800 |
| 2008-12 | 1,806,700 |
| 2008-11 | 1,818,500 |
| 2008-10 | 1,824,600 |
| 2008-09 | 1,832,000 |
| 2008-08 | 1,842,700 |
| 2008-07 | 1,844,400 |
| 2008-06 | 1,850,100 |
| 2008-05 | 1,855,200 |
| 2008-04 | 1,853,300 |
| 2008-03 | 1,854,400 |
| 2008-02 | 1,860,400 |
| 2008-01 | 1,861,200 |
| 2007-12 | 1,858,200 |
| 2007-11 | 1,859,600 |
| 2007-10 | 1,855,700 |
| 2007-09 | 1,859,100 |
| 2007-08 | 1,852,700 |
| 2007-07 | 1,855,200 |
| 2007-06 | 1,862,200 |
| 2007-05 | 1,861,300 |
| 2007-04 | 1,855,800 |
| 2007-03 | 1,855,600 |
| 2007-02 | 1,850,900 |
| 2007-01 | 1,852,200 |
| 2006-12 | 1,848,300 |
| 2006-11 | 1,838,000 |
| 2006-10 | 1,836,700 |
| 2006-09 | 1,838,200 |
| 2006-08 | 1,837,700 |
| 2006-07 | 1,829,300 |
| 2006-06 | 1,835,200 |
| 2006-05 | 1,835,700 |
| 2006-04 | 1,835,700 |
| 2006-03 | 1,840,500 |
| 2006-02 | 1,834,100 |
| 2006-01 | 1,830,800 |
| 2005-12 | 1,823,000 |
| 2005-11 | 1,824,300 |
| 2005-10 | 1,821,000 |
| 2005-09 | 1,822,600 |
| 2005-08 | 1,821,800 |
| 2005-07 | 1,813,900 |
| 2005-06 | 1,814,500 |
| 2005-05 | 1,812,100 |
| 2005-04 | 1,810,500 |
| 2005-03 | 1,805,700 |
| 2005-02 | 1,806,400 |
| 2005-01 | 1,799,300 |
| 2004-12 | 1,801,600 |
| 2004-11 | 1,799,300 |
| 2004-10 | 1,797,700 |
| 2004-09 | 1,792,600 |
| 2004-08 | 1,790,700 |
| 2004-07 | 1,781,700 |
| 2004-06 | 1,786,000 |
| 2004-05 | 1,782,900 |
| 2004-04 | 1,784,200 |
| 2004-03 | 1,783,300 |
| 2004-02 | 1,781,900 |
| 2004-01 | 1,780,100 |
| 2003-12 | 1,781,300 |
| 2003-11 | 1,777,700 |
| 2003-10 | 1,778,200 |
| 2003-09 | 1,776,900 |
| 2003-08 | 1,769,400 |
| 2003-07 | 1,765,800 |
| 2003-06 | 1,770,700 |
| 2003-05 | 1,770,500 |
| 2003-04 | 1,769,700 |
| 2003-03 | 1,772,100 |
| 2003-02 | 1,770,700 |
| 2003-01 | 1,774,200 |
| 2002-12 | 1,777,700 |
| 2002-11 | 1,779,700 |
| 2002-10 | 1,779,500 |
| 2002-09 | 1,776,800 |
| 2002-08 | 1,774,700 |
| 2002-07 | 1,778,400 |
| 2002-06 | 1,779,100 |
| 2002-05 | 1,777,800 |
| 2002-04 | 1,776,800 |
| 2002-03 | 1,778,800 |
| 2002-02 | 1,779,700 |
| 2002-01 | 1,780,300 |
| 2001-12 | 1,773,900 |
| 2001-11 | 1,777,800 |
| 2001-10 | 1,781,300 |
| 2001-09 | 1,784,300 |
| 2001-08 | 1,791,000 |
| 2001-07 | 1,795,100 |
| 2001-06 | 1,801,200 |
| 2001-05 | 1,801,000 |
| 2001-04 | 1,802,600 |
| 2001-03 | 1,805,000 |
| 2001-02 | 1,815,100 |
| 2001-01 | 1,814,200 |
| 2000-12 | 1,818,100 |
| 2000-11 | 1,817,500 |
| 2000-10 | 1,821,300 |
| 2000-09 | 1,816,000 |
| 2000-08 | 1,818,300 |
| 2000-07 | 1,816,100 |
| 2000-06 | 1,817,600 |
| 2000-05 | 1,822,600 |
| 2000-04 | 1,816,400 |
| 2000-03 | 1,821,000 |
| 2000-02 | 1,810,900 |
| 2000-01 | 1,805,000 |
| 1999-12 | 1,804,500 |
| 1999-11 | 1,799,800 |
| 1999-10 | 1,797,900 |
| 1999-09 | 1,793,500 |
| 1999-08 | 1,792,100 |
| 1999-07 | 1,787,300 |
| 1999-06 | 1,788,200 |
| 1999-05 | 1,785,300 |
| 1999-04 | 1,780,600 |
| 1999-03 | 1,767,900 |
| 1999-02 | 1,767,300 |
| 1999-01 | 1,756,600 |
| 1998-12 | 1,758,400 |
| 1998-11 | 1,756,000 |
| 1998-10 | 1,751,800 |
| 1998-09 | 1,752,000 |
| 1998-08 | 1,752,900 |
| 1998-07 | 1,745,500 |
| 1998-06 | 1,742,600 |
| 1998-05 | 1,739,700 |
| 1998-04 | 1,734,100 |
| 1998-03 | 1,726,300 |
| 1998-02 | 1,723,100 |
| 1998-01 | 1,723,900 |
| 1997-12 | 1,717,800 |
| 1997-11 | 1,713,200 |
| 1997-10 | 1,712,200 |
| 1997-09 | 1,705,500 |
| 1997-08 | 1,700,500 |
| 1997-07 | 1,704,800 |
| 1997-06 | 1,702,500 |
| 1997-05 | 1,695,800 |
| 1997-04 | 1,695,700 |
| 1997-03 | 1,690,900 |
| 1997-02 | 1,686,500 |
| 1997-01 | 1,680,200 |
| 1996-12 | 1,677,600 |
| 1996-11 | 1,678,500 |
| 1996-10 | 1,675,000 |
| 1996-09 | 1,671,100 |
| 1996-08 | 1,667,000 |
| 1996-07 | 1,662,800 |
| 1996-06 | 1,657,900 |
| 1996-05 | 1,655,900 |
| 1996-04 | 1,649,800 |
| 1996-03 | 1,649,800 |
| 1996-02 | 1,647,300 |
| 1996-01 | 1,637,300 |
| 1995-12 | 1,644,700 |
| 1995-11 | 1,640,000 |
| 1995-10 | 1,640,500 |
| 1995-09 | 1,642,400 |
| 1995-08 | 1,640,900 |
| 1995-07 | 1,626,900 |
| 1995-06 | 1,635,300 |
| 1995-05 | 1,627,800 |
| 1995-04 | 1,627,700 |
| 1995-03 | 1,624,800 |
| 1995-02 | 1,619,100 |
| 1995-01 | 1,614,400 |
| 1994-12 | 1,617,200 |
| 1994-11 | 1,609,200 |
| 1994-10 | 1,601,200 |
| 1994-09 | 1,604,300 |
| 1994-08 | 1,594,600 |
| 1994-07 | 1,590,800 |
| 1994-06 | 1,585,700 |
| 1994-05 | 1,583,500 |
| 1994-04 | 1,576,500 |
| 1994-03 | 1,570,400 |
| 1994-02 | 1,560,100 |
| 1994-01 | 1,547,600 |
| 1993-12 | 1,557,300 |
| 1993-11 | 1,556,000 |
| 1993-10 | 1,550,600 |
| 1993-09 | 1,545,200 |
| 1993-08 | 1,541,100 |
| 1993-07 | 1,541,100 |
| 1993-06 | 1,534,200 |
| 1993-05 | 1,529,700 |
| 1993-04 | 1,526,400 |
| 1993-03 | 1,520,900 |
| 1993-02 | 1,526,100 |
| 1993-01 | 1,521,300 |
| 1992-12 | 1,509,700 |
| 1992-11 | 1,509,000 |
| 1992-10 | 1,507,000 |
| 1992-09 | 1,505,400 |
| 1992-08 | 1,500,800 |
| 1992-07 | 1,499,600 |
| 1992-06 | 1,498,200 |
| 1992-05 | 1,496,000 |
| 1992-04 | 1,492,000 |
| 1992-03 | 1,488,800 |
| 1992-02 | 1,487,900 |
| 1992-01 | 1,483,000 |
| 1991-12 | 1,479,600 |
| 1991-11 | 1,477,800 |
| 1991-10 | 1,470,900 |
| 1991-09 | 1,468,600 |
| 1991-08 | 1,467,200 |
| 1991-07 | 1,462,600 |
| 1991-06 | 1,460,200 |
| 1991-05 | 1,459,300 |
| 1991-04 | 1,460,100 |
| 1991-03 | 1,453,200 |
| 1991-02 | 1,455,800 |
| 1991-01 | 1,455,200 |
| 1990-12 | 1,463,400 |
| 1990-11 | 1,462,900 |
| 1990-10 | 1,465,200 |
| 1990-09 | 1,467,100 |
| 1990-08 | 1,467,500 |
| 1990-07 | 1,463,900 |
| 1990-06 | 1,455,200 |
| 1990-05 | 1,457,900 |
| 1990-04 | 1,453,100 |
| 1990-03 | 1,459,800 |
| 1990-02 | 1,453,100 |
| 1990-01 | 1,450,500 |