Louisville Metropolitan Statistical Area Workforce Statistics
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1990¹
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2000²
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2010³
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Nov. 2012
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Civilian Workforce
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549,884
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610,050
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636,946
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641,205
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Employed
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521,646
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588,122
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571,183
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593,823
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Unemployed
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28,238
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21,928
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62,692
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47,382
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Unemployment Rate
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5.1%
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3.6%
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10.3%
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7.4%
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¹In 1990, the Louisville Metropolitan Statistical Area was defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget to include the following counties: Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham and Shelby counties in Kentucky and Clark, Floyd and Harrison counties in Indiana.
²In 1993, the Federal Office of Management and Budget revised the Louisville Metropolitan Statistical Area to include the following counties: Bullitt, Jefferson and Oldham counties in Kentucky; Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Scott counties in Indiana.
³In 2009, the Federal Office of Management and Budget revised the Louisville Metropolitan Statistical Area to include the following counties: Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Trimble counties in Kentucky; Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Washington counties in Indiana.
Sources: Kentucky Office of Employment & Training, January, 2013; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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