Unemployment rates rose in 7 Kentucky counties, fell in 110 counties, and stayed the same in 3 counties between April 2021 and April 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
Locally, unemployment was down both year-to-year and month-to-month in Adair and all surrounding counties, with Cumberland County continuing to post among the lowest unemployment numbers in Kentucky.
County | CLF | EMP | UNEMP | Apr22 | Mar22 | Apr21 |
Adair | 7,312 | 7,029 | 283 | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4.6% |
Casey | 6,647 | 6,414 | 233 | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.6% |
Cumberland | 3,322 | 3,237 | 85 | 2.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
Green | 5,280 | 5,120 | 160 | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
Metcalfe | 3,896 | 3,727 | 169 | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.0% |
Russell | 6,065 | 5,815 | 250 | 4.1% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
Taylor | 12,808 | 12,410 | 398 | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 2.5%. It was followed by Cumberland and Oldham counties, 2.6% each; Henry, Scott, Shelby and Spencer counties, 2.7% each; Anderson, Boone, Bullitt, Fayette, Harrison, Logan, Monroe, Simpson and Washington counties, 2.8% each.