Kentucky’s seasonally
adjusted preliminary March 2020 unemployment rate was 5.8 percent, according to
the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Education
and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC).
The preliminary March 2020 jobless rate was up 1.6
percentage points from February 2020 and up 1.6 percentage points from the 4.2
percent recorded for the state in March 2019. The U.S. seasonally adjusted
jobless rate for March 2020 was 4.4 percent, up from 3.5 percent in February
2020, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Labor force statistics, including the unemployment rate, are
based upon estimates from the Current Population Survey of households. The
survey is designed to measure trends in the number of people working, and includes
jobs in agriculture and individuals who are self-employed.