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Russell Co. unemployment rate is 5.5%

Russell County’s unemployment numbers continue to be the highest in the Lake Cumberland area, although unemployment has dropped significantly over the past year in the county. According to data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics, […]

Russell County’s unemployment rate stands at 4.1%

Russell County’s unemployment rate for April was 4.1 percent, down a full percentage point from the previous month, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. […]

KY’s March unemployment rate released

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March 2022 unemployment rate was 4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The jobless rate was down 0.2 percentage points […]

KY unemployment rate at 4.2% in February

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary February 2022 unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary February 2022 jobless rate was down […]

Russell County unemployment rate is 5.4%

Russell County’s unemployment rate currently sits at 5.4 percent, Adair County is 4.8 percent, Casey 4.1 percent, Pulaski 4.7 percent, Cumberland 4.1 percent, Clinton 4.8 percent, Wayne 5 percent, and Taylor County at 4 percent, […]

Russell County’s COVID incidence rate dropping

Russell County’s COVID incidence rate continues to drop, as Russell County now is at 36th in number of cases per 100,000 population and 7th among the 10 counties in the Lake Cumberland District. 17 new […]