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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Kentucky

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Kentucky was -0.1% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.2 pts from August 2025. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026-0.1% Provisional
Change on August 2025+0.2 pts
Rank40th of 51US states ranked
Series high13.3April 2021
Series low-14.3April 2020

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Kentucky, January 1991 to August 2026

-20-10010201991-011996-032001-052006-072011-092016-112022-012026-082026-08: -0.1 %-20-10010201991-012002-122014-112026-082026-08: -0.1 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 428 values
Period%
2026-08-0.1 Provisional
2026-07-0.1
2026-06-0.3
2026-05-0.5
2026-04-0.3
2026-03-0.1
2026-02-0.1
2026-010.3
2025-12-0.3
2025-11-0.5
2025-10-0.5
2025-09-0.4
2025-08-0.3
2025-070
2025-060
2025-050.2
2025-040.2
2025-030
2025-020
2025-01-0.3
2024-120.3
2024-110.5
2024-100.7
2024-090.8
2024-081.2
2024-071.2
2024-061.1
2024-051.2
2024-041.2
2024-031.3
2024-021.3
2024-011.3
2023-121.9
2023-111.8
2023-101.9
2023-092
2023-082.1
2023-072.3
2023-063
2023-052.8
2023-042.8
2023-033.1
2023-023.1
2023-013.6
2022-122.8
2022-113.1
2022-103
2022-094
2022-083.3
2022-073.3
2022-063.2
2022-053.5
2022-043.8
2022-033.4
2022-024
2022-013.3
2021-124.5
2021-114
2021-103.9
2021-093.3
2021-084.1
2021-075.1
2021-066.3
2021-0511.7
2021-0413.3
2021-03-2.8
2021-02-4.2
2021-01-3.9
2020-12-4.9
2020-11-4.9
2020-10-4.6
2020-09-5.4
2020-08-5.7
2020-07-7
2020-06-8.2
2020-05-12.9
2020-04-14.3
2020-030.1
2020-020.9
2020-010.7
2019-121
2019-110.8
2019-100.7
2019-090.9
2019-081.1
2019-071
2019-060.4
2019-050.7
2019-040.5
2019-030.6
2019-020.6
2019-010.9
2018-120.4
2018-110.6
2018-100.3
2018-090.6
2018-080.7
2018-070.7
2018-060.8
2018-050.7
2018-040.6
2018-030.3
2018-020.4
2018-010.3
2017-120.5
2017-110.8
2017-100.7
2017-090.5
2017-080
2017-070.1
2017-060.9
2017-050.6
2017-040.7
2017-030.9
2017-020.9
2017-010.7
2016-120.6
2016-110.4
2016-100.9
2016-091.2
2016-081.3
2016-071.6
2016-060.9
2016-051.3
2016-041.7
2016-031.8
2016-021.5
2016-011.3
2015-121.6
2015-111.7
2015-101.5
2015-091.4
2015-081.3
2015-071.3
2015-061.6
2015-051.6
2015-041.1
2015-031.3
2015-021.9
2015-011.9
2014-121.7
2014-111.6
2014-101.6
2014-091.6
2014-081.8
2014-071.8
2014-061.6
2014-051.6
2014-041.6
2014-031.1
2014-021
2014-011.1
2013-121.4
2013-111.3
2013-101.2
2013-091.3
2013-081.3
2013-070.9
2013-060.6
2013-050.7
2013-040.9
2013-030.8
2013-021
2013-011
2012-121.3
2012-111.2
2012-101.3
2012-091.1
2012-081.1
2012-071.7
2012-061.9
2012-052
2012-041.6
2012-031.8
2012-021.7
2012-011.9
2011-121.2
2011-111.4
2011-101.2
2011-091.6
2011-081.8
2011-071.2
2011-060.8
2011-050.6
2011-041.3
2011-031.7
2011-022
2011-011.3
2010-121.4
2010-111
2010-101.1
2010-090.7
2010-080.4
2010-070.4
2010-060.7
2010-050.4
2010-04-0.2
2010-03-1.1
2010-02-2.2
2010-01-2.2
2009-12-3.2
2009-11-3.6
2009-10-4
2009-09-4.3
2009-08-5
2009-07-5
2009-06-5.2
2009-05-5.2
2009-04-5
2009-03-4.7
2009-02-4.4
2009-01-4
2008-12-2.8
2008-11-2.2
2008-10-1.7
2008-09-1.5
2008-08-0.5
2008-07-0.6
2008-06-0.6
2008-05-0.3
2008-04-0.1
2008-03-0.1
2008-020.5
2008-010.5
2007-120.5
2007-111.2
2007-101
2007-091.1
2007-080.8
2007-071.4
2007-061.5
2007-051.4
2007-041.1
2007-030.8
2007-020.9
2007-011.2
2006-121.4
2006-110.8
2006-100.9
2006-090.9
2006-080.9
2006-070.8
2006-061.1
2006-051.3
2006-041.4
2006-031.9
2006-021.5
2006-011.8
2005-121.2
2005-111.4
2005-101.3
2005-091.7
2005-081.7
2005-071.8
2005-061.6
2005-051.6
2005-041.5
2005-031.3
2005-021.4
2005-011.1
2004-121.1
2004-111.2
2004-101.1
2004-090.9
2004-081.2
2004-070.9
2004-060.9
2004-050.7
2004-040.8
2004-030.6
2004-020.6
2004-010.3
2003-120.2
2003-11-0.1
2003-10-0.1
2003-090
2003-08-0.3
2003-07-0.7
2003-06-0.5
2003-05-0.4
2003-04-0.4
2003-03-0.4
2003-02-0.5
2003-01-0.3
2002-120.2
2002-110.1
2002-10-0.1
2002-09-0.4
2002-08-0.9
2002-07-0.9
2002-06-1.2
2002-05-1.3
2002-04-1.4
2002-03-1.5
2002-02-2
2002-01-1.9
2001-12-2.4
2001-11-2.2
2001-10-2.2
2001-09-1.7
2001-08-1.5
2001-07-1.2
2001-06-0.9
2001-05-1.2
2001-04-0.8
2001-03-0.9
2001-020.2
2001-010.5
2000-120.8
2000-111
2000-101.3
2000-091.3
2000-081.5
2000-071.6
2000-061.6
2000-052.1
2000-042
2000-033
2000-022.5
2000-012.8
1999-122.6
1999-112.5
1999-102.6
1999-092.4
1999-082.2
1999-072.4
1999-062.6
1999-052.6
1999-042.7
1999-032.4
1999-022.6
1999-011.9
1998-122.4
1998-112.5
1998-102.3
1998-092.7
1998-083.1
1998-072.4
1998-062.4
1998-052.6
1998-042.3
1998-032.1
1998-022.2
1998-012.6
1997-122.4
1997-112.1
1997-102.2
1997-092.1
1997-082
1997-072.5
1997-062.7
1997-052.4
1997-042.8
1997-032.5
1997-022.4
1997-012.6
1996-122
1996-112.3
1996-102.1
1996-091.7
1996-081.6
1996-072.2
1996-061.4
1996-051.7
1996-041.4
1996-031.5
1996-021.7
1996-011.4
1995-121.7
1995-111.9
1995-102.5
1995-092.4
1995-082.9
1995-072.3
1995-063.1
1995-052.8
1995-043.2
1995-033.5
1995-023.8
1995-014.3
1994-123.8
1994-113.4
1994-103.3
1994-093.8
1994-083.5
1994-073.2
1994-063.4
1994-053.5
1994-043.3
1994-033.3
1994-022.2
1994-011.7
1993-123.2
1993-113.1
1993-102.9
1993-092.6
1993-082.7
1993-072.8
1993-062.4
1993-052.3
1993-042.3
1993-032.2
1993-022.6
1993-012.6
1992-122
1992-112.1
1992-102.5
1992-092.5
1992-082.3
1992-072.5
1992-062.6
1992-052.5
1992-042.2
1992-032.4
1992-022.2
1992-011.9
1991-121.1
1991-111
1991-100.4
1991-090.1
1991-080
1991-07-0.1
1991-060.3
1991-050.1
1991-040.5
1991-03-0.5
1991-020.2
1991-010.3

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Kentucky-0.1
United States0.3

Kentucky compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1.1 %Alaska: 1.3 %Arizona: 0.6 %Arkansas: 0.6 %California: 0.8 %Colorado: 0.2 %Connecticut: 0.9 %Delaware: 0.1 %District of Columbia: -3.6 %Florida: 0.6 %Georgia: -0.1 %Hawaii: 0.2 %Idaho: 0.9 %Illinois: 0.2 %Indiana: -0.5 %Iowa: 0 %Kansas: 0.5 %Kentucky: -0.1 %Louisiana: 1.6 %Maine: -0.1 %Maryland: -0.2 %Massachusetts: 0.2 %Michigan: 0.2 %Minnesota: 1.5 %Mississippi: 0.4 %Missouri: 1.1 %Montana: -0.9 %Nebraska: 0.2 %Nevada: 1.3 %New Hampshire: 0.2 %New Jersey: -0.2 %New Mexico: 1.6 %New York: 0 %North Carolina: 1.3 %North Dakota: 0.5 %Ohio: 0.2 %Oklahoma: 0.7 %Oregon: -0.8 %Pennsylvania: 0.6 %Rhode Island: 0.1 %South Carolina: 1.6 %South Dakota: 0.2 %Tennessee: 0.5 %Texas: 1.1 %Utah: 1 %Vermont: -0.4 %Virginia: -0.9 %Washington: 0.4 %West Virginia: -0.3 %Wisconsin: 0.6 %Wyoming: 0.8 %
  • Under -0.6
  • -0.6 to -0.2
  • -0.2 to 0
  • 0 to 0.3
  • 0.3 to 0.8
  • 0.8 and over
Payroll job growth, 12-month change, August 2026, %. Kentucky is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

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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), percent change from 12 months earlier. 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), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Kentucky, 1991-01 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), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Kentucky, 1991-01 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/payroll-job-growth/kentucky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), percent change from 12 months earlier. Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Kentucky, 1991-01 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/payroll-job-growth/kentucky.

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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), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Kentucky, 1991-01 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/payroll-job-growth/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the payroll job growth, 12-month change in Kentucky?

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Kentucky was -0.1% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.2 pts from August 2025. That is the 40th 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), percent change from 12 months earlier. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest payroll job growth, 12-month change in Kentucky?

13.3% in April 2021, the highest value since January 1991 in this series.

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