FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 28, 2015) – Unemployment rates fell in 119 Kentucky counties between April 2014 and April 2015, but rose in Union County, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 3.4 percent. It was followed by Fayette and Oldham counties, 3.6 percent each; Scott and Shelby counties, 3.7 percent each; Boone and Owen counties, 3.8 percent each; and Anderson, Campbell, Jessamine, and Spencer counties, 3.9 percent each.
Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate – 12.5 percent. It was followed by Harlan County, 10 percent; Leslie County, 9.4 percent; Russell County, 9.3 percent; Letcher County, 9.2 percent; Breathitt County, 8.8 percent; Knott County, 8.7 percent; Clay and Elliott counties, 8.6 percent each; and Floyd and Wolfe counties, 8.3 percent each.
Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and are compiled to measure trends rather than actually to count people working. Civilian labor force statistics include non-military workers and unemployed Kentuckians who are actively seeking work. They do not include unemployed Kentuckians who have not looked for employment within the past four weeks. The statistics in this news release are not seasonally adjusted because of the small sample size for each county. The data should only be compared to the same month in previous years.
Learn more about Kentucky labor market information at www.kylmi.ky.gov.
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