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Russell County saw increase in unemployment last year

New data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics shows Russell County had a slight increase in unemployment last year compared to 2022. According to the report, Russell County’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent last year, […]

Russell County sees slight increase in unemployment

New data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics shows Russell County saw an increase in unemployment last month to close out 2023. Russell County’s unemployment rate was 5 percent last month, which was up just […]

Russell County sees rise in unemployment last month

Last month, 119 of Kentucky’s 120 counties saw a rise in unemployment, with Russell County seeing unemployment rise nearly half-a-percent. Russell County’s unemployment in September was at 5 percent, up from 4.6 percent in September […]

Local area sees increase in unemployment

Yesterday on local news, we looked at unemployment rates around the Lake Cumberland area. Today, we look at how those rates compare to a year ago. For the majority of the Lake Cumberland area, unemployment […]

Russell County unemployment at 5 percent last month

New data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics shows Russell County had an unemployment rate of 5 percent last month. Russell County’s unemployment rate was in the middle when it comes to other counties in […]

Russell County sees increase in unemployment

According to new data released by the Kentucky Center for Statistics, Russell County saw an increase in unemployment last month. Russell County’s unemployment rate was 5.6 percent last month, up from 5.2 percent in July […]