Russell County’s unemployment rate was the lowest in the Lake Cumberland area during the month of February.
Russell County’s unemployment rate came in at 5.3 percent.
Adair and Cumberland County weren’t far behind at 5.5 percent. Pulaski came in at just under 6 percent, Casey County was just over 6 percent and Clinton County’s rate was 6.5 percent.
Wayne County had the highest unemployment rate in the area at just over 7 percent.
Russell County’s unemployment rate for February was down 1.2 percent from the same time last year. That was also the largest decrease in the Lake Cumberland area.
