Two and a half years after the pandemic shut down the country, Louisville has found a way to bounce back from the economic hardships imposed on its workforce.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Louisville metropolitan labor force included about 686,000 people in June, the latest month for which data are available. That was nearly 13,000 more than in February 2020, the last month before the pandemic shut down the state and country.
Louisville’s recovery was led by four sectors. The Professional and Business Services sector saw the biggest change, with its last pre-pandemic June reading, he increased 9.2% compared to June 2019. Both the trade, transport and utilities sector and the financial activities sector saw growth of 4.5% in June compared to June 2019.
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Here’s how Louisville’s employment rate across industries measured from highest to lowest this June and the percent change in employment compared to 2019.