Russell County saw its unemployment rise slightly last month compared to the year prior.
Last month, Russell County’s unemployment rate came in at 5.4 percent. That’s up slightly from May 2023 when Russell County’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent.
Russell County’s unemployment rate fell in the middle-of-the-pack in the Lake Cumberland area. Adair County came in at 5.5 percent, Clinton County at 5.6 percent, Wayne County at 5.7 percent, and McCreary County at 6.5 percent.
Pulaski County came in at 5.1 percent, Casey County at 4.4 percent, and Cumberland County was tied for the lowest in the state at 3.4 percent.
Overall, unemployment rates rose in all 10 of the counties in the Lake Cumberland area and 109 counties statewide.
