Unemployment rates rose in 84 counties between November 2021 and November 2022, fell in 20, and stayed the same in 16 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
Locally, unemployment rates were up year-to-year in Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Russell and Taylor Counties, and down in year-to-year in Metcalfe County. Comparing month-to-month, unemployment rates were down in Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, and Taylor Counties, and remained unchanged in Russell County.
| County | CLF | EMP | UNEMP | Nov22 | Oct22 | Nov21 |
| Adair | 7,278 | 6,937 | 341 | 4.7% | 4.9% | 3.7% |
| Casey | 6,619 | 6,371 | 248 | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| Cumberland | 3,369 | 3,268 | 101 | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| Green | 5,330 | 5,160 | 170 | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| Metcalfe | 3,836 | 3,671 | 165 | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| Russell | 5,978 | 5,654 | 324 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 4.4% |
| Taylor | 12,906 | 12,473 | 433 | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.1% |
