New data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics shows local unemployment was up in April.
Russell County’s April unemployment rate came in at 5.2 percent, up half-a-percent from April 2023.
Looking at neighboring counties, Cumberland County came in the lowest at 3.7 percent, followed by Casey at 4 percent, Adair and Pulaski at 5 percent, and Clinton and Wayne at 5.7 percent.
The unemployment rate for the 10-county Lake Cumberland area came in at just under 5 percent.
Overall, all but two counties in Kentucky saw an increase in their unemployment rate from last year.
