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Local unemployment drops nearly 1 percent last month

Unemployment in Russell County dropped nearly 1 percent in September 2021 compared to the previous year, according to data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Unemployment in Russell County was at 4.5 percent last month, […]

Russell County unemployment drops one percent

Russell County’s unemployment rate dropped one percent from July 2020 to July 2021 according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County’s unemployment rate last month was 5.4 percent, down from 6.4 percent the year […]

Russell County unemployment drops in May

Russell County unemployment dropped in May 2021 compared to the year before. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020, Russell County recorded an unemployment rate of 15.1 percent. In May 2021, that […]

Russell County unemployment drops in January

Unemployment in Russell County fell in January 2021, according to a new report from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County’s unemployment rate in January 2021 was 5.8 percent, down from 6.4 percent in January […]