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Russell County’s unemployment rate sits at 5.3%

Russell County’s latest unemployment rate comes in at 5.3 percent, according to newly released data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Locally, the unemployment rate increased 0.3 percent from December to January. McCreary County had […]

January state unemployment numbers released; KY at 3.9%

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary January 2023 unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary January 2023 jobless rate was unchanged […]

Kentucky’s unemployment rate sits at 4 percent

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary 2022 unemployment rate for December 2022 was 4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary December 2022 jobless rate […]

Russell County has highest unemployment rate in area

Russell County’s latest unemployment rate comes in at 5.4 percent, the highest in the 10-county Lake Cumberland district. The unemployment rate in Russell County increased 0.1 percent from October to November, according to new data […]

Russell Co. unemployment rate increases to 5.3%

The unemployment rate in Russell County increased 0.8 percent from September to October, according to new data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County’s unemployment rate comes in at 5.3 percent, which is tied […]

KY’s October unemployment rate was 3.9%

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary October 2022 unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary October 2022 jobless rate was up […]