Current Weather

43°Cloudy

Local unemployment increases slightly in November

Unemployment in Russell County increased slightly in November, rising 0.6 percent from 5.2 percent to 5.8 percent. Unemployment rates rose in 104 Kentucky counties between November 2019 and November 2020, according to the Kentucky Center […]

Unemployment up in Russell County

Russell County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.6 percent in October 2020 compared to a rate of 5.2 percent from the same time the prior year. The significant increase can likely be attributed to the […]

Russell County sees slight increase in unemployment

Russell County saw a slight increase in unemployment in Sept. 2020 as compared to 2019. Russell County’s unemployment rate was recorded at 5.6 percent, compared to 4.9 percent in Sept. 2019. Unemployment rates for nearby […]

Unemployment rises in Russell County

Unemployment rates rose in all 120 Kentucky counties between August 2019 and August 2020, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. In Russell County, […]

New state unemployment report released

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary August 2020 unemployment rate was 7.6 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC). The preliminary August 2020 jobless rate […]

Unemployment increases in July in Russell County

New statistics from the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet show an increase in unemployment in Russell County in the month of July. The report shows that the unemployment rate in Russell County during the […]

Kentucky Unemployment for July 2020

Frankfort, KY – Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary July 2020 unemployment rate was 5.7 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC). The preliminary July […]

Unemployment Rates for June

Unemployment rates fell in 82 Kentucky counties between June 2019 and June 2020, rose in 33 counties and stayed the same in five counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of […]

Unemployment Rates Continue to Rise

In what is no surprise to anyone, unemployment rates rose in all 120 Kentucky counties between May 2019 and May 2020, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Kentucky Education and […]