Employment & Unemployment Press Releases

KYSTATS publishes the most recent estimates of the state’s unemployment rate, labor force, and industry employment in press releases issued by the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Users should note that the estimates provided in monthly statewide releases are seasonally adjusted, while annual and sub-state level estimates are not seasonally adjusted. Estimates are preliminary and subject to revision.

Tentative Schedule of 2024 LAUS/CES Press Releases - KENTUCKY

Reference Month	Release	Day	Time	KY Release Date	BLS Release Date	Link
Annual 2023	Statewide	Monday	10:00	March 04, 2024	March 01, 2024	Link
January 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	March 07, 2024	March 11, 2024	Link
January 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	March 14, 2024	March 13, 2024	Link
February 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	March 21, 2024	March 22, 2024	Link
February 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	March 28, 2024	April 03, 2024	Link
March 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	April 18, 2024	April 19, 2024	Link
Annual 2023	County & MSA	Monday	10:00	April 22, 2024	April 19, 2024	Link
March 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	April 25, 2024	May 01, 2024	Link
April 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	May 16, 2024	May 17, 2024	Link
April 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	May 23, 2024	May 29, 2024	Link
May 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	June 20, 2024	June 25, 2024	Link
May 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	June 27, 2024	July 03, 2024	Link
June 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	July 18, 2024	July 19, 2024	Link
June 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	July 25, 2024	July 30, 2024	Link
July 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	August 15, 2024	August 16, 2024	Link
July 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	August 22, 2024	August 28, 2024	Link
August 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	September 19, 2024	September 20, 2024	Link
August 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	September 26, 2024	October 02, 2024	Link
September 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	October 17, 2024	October 22, 2024	Link
September 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	October 24, 2024	October 30, 2024	Link
October 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	November 14, 2024	November 19, 2024	Link
October 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	November 21, 2024	November 27, 2024	Not Yet Available
November 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	December 19, 2024	December 20, 2024	Not Yet Available
November 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	January 09, 2025	January 03, 2025	Not Yet Available
December 2024	Statewide	Thursday	10:00	January 23, 2025	January 28, 2025	Not Yet Available
December 2024	County & MSA	Thursday	10:00	January 30, 2025	February 05, 2025	Not Yet Available