Unemployment rates rose in nine Kentucky counties, fell in 107 counties, and stayed the same in four counties between May 2021 and May 2022, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
Locally, unemployment was down year-to-year in Adair and all surrounding counties. Month-to-month, rates rose slightly in Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, and Russell Counties, and was down slightly in Adair, Casey, and Taylor Counties.
| County | CLF | EMP | UNEMP | May22 | Apr22 | May21 |
| Adair | 7,264 | 6,980 | 284 | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.7% |
| Casey | 6,746 | 6,519 | 227 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Cumberland | 3,361 | 3,275 | 86 | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Green | 5,307 | 5,134 | 173 | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| Metcalfe | 3,902 | 3,726 | 176 | 4.5% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Russell | 6,103 | 5,831 | 272 | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Taylor | 12,696 | 12,280 | 416 | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.7% |
Cumberland and Woodford counties recorded the lowest jobless rates in the commonwealth at 2.6% each. It was followed by Scott County, 2.8%; Anderson, Boone, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine and Monroe counties, 2.9% each; and Carroll, Logan, Simpson, Todd and Washington counties, 3% each.
