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Unemployment Continues to Rise

Kentucky’s unemployment claims continue to soar at staggering rates. Last week, 69 thousand more initial claims were filed, bringing the 8-week total to over 742 thousand. Kentucky’s total labor force is around 2 million. Nationally, […]

Preliminary Unemployment Rate for March

 Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March 2020 unemployment rate was 5.8 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC). The preliminary March 2020 jobless rate […]

February Unemployment Rates

Unemployment rates rose in 59 Kentucky counties between February 2019 and February 2020, fell in 48, and stayed the same in 13 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Kentucky […]

Unemployment Filings Surge Due to Virus

Kentucky residents filing for unemployment benefits have drastically increased in the last week. According to the U.S. Labor Department, 48,847 Kentucky residents applied for unemployment assistance last week. It reflects the dramatic economic disruption caused […]

Unemployment Slightly Lower in Russell County

The unemployment rate in Russell County fell slightly in December, 2019 as compared to one year earlier.   According to statistics released by the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Education and Workforce Development […]

Preliminary December Unemployment Rate

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary December 2019 unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary December 2019 jobless rate was down […]

Unemployment Rates

Unemployment rates rose in 95 Kentucky counties between November 2018 and November 2019, fell in 18 and stayed the same in seven counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the […]

Preliminary November Unemployment Rate Slightly Increases

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary November 2019 unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary November 2019 jobless rate was up […]

Unemployment Statistics

Russell County’s current unemployment rate stands at 5.1 percent, down from 5.3 percent in October 2018. Adair County’s rate was 4.4 percent, Casey County was 3.7 percent, Cumberland County was 3.3 percent, Clinton County was […]