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Unemployed people in Richmond, KY

Unemployed people in Richmond, KY was 956 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 16 cities in 2025.

2025, persons956
Change on 2024-0.8%
Rank4th of 16Cities in Kentucky ranked
Series high1,4222009
Series low4531998

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Unemployed people in Richmond, KY, 1990 to 2025

4006008001,0001,2001,4001,60019901996200220082014202020251990: 996 persons1991: 852 persons1992: 690 persons1993: 718 persons1994: 773 persons1995: 820 persons1996: 586 persons1997: 555 persons1998: 453 persons1999: 507 persons2000: 556 persons2001: 743 persons2002: 845 persons2003: 873 persons2004: 860 persons2005: 849 persons2006: 790 persons2007: 757 persons2008: 911 persons2009: 1,422 persons2010: 1,382 persons2011: 1,304 persons2012: 1,194 persons2013: 1,147 persons2014: 962 persons2015: 862 persons2016: 790 persons2017: 772 persons2018: 700 persons2019: 727 persons2020: 1,138 persons2021: 722 persons2022: 717 persons2023: 810 persons2024: 964 persons2025: 956 persons2505007501,0001,2501,50019902002201420251990: 996 persons1991: 852 persons1992: 690 persons1993: 718 persons1994: 773 persons1995: 820 persons1996: 586 persons1997: 555 persons1998: 453 persons1999: 507 persons2000: 556 persons2001: 743 persons2002: 845 persons2003: 873 persons2004: 860 persons2005: 849 persons2006: 790 persons2007: 757 persons2008: 911 persons2009: 1,422 persons2010: 1,382 persons2011: 1,304 persons2012: 1,194 persons2013: 1,147 persons2014: 962 persons2015: 862 persons2016: 790 persons2017: 772 persons2018: 700 persons2019: 727 persons2020: 1,138 persons2021: 722 persons2022: 717 persons2023: 810 persons2024: 964 persons2025: 956 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025956
2024964
2023810
2022717
2021722
20201,138
2019727
2018700
2017772
2016790
2015862
2014962
20131,147
20121,194
20111,304
20101,382
20091,422
2008911
2007757
2006790
2005849
2004860
2003873
2002845
2001743
2000556
1999507
1998453
1997555
1996586
1995820
1994773
1993718
1992690
1991852
1990996

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Richmond, KY, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Richmond, 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/unemployed-people/richmond-ky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Richmond, 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/unemployed-people/richmond-ky.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Richmond, 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/unemployed-people/richmond-ky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Richmond, KY?

Unemployed people in Richmond, KY was 956 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 4th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Richmond, KY?

1,422 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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