Unemployment rates fell in 78 counties between April 2022 and April 2023, rose in 25, and stayed the same in 17 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
Locally, unemployment rates dropped month-to-month in Adair and all surrounding counties. Comparing year-to-year, unemployment rates were unchanged in Adair and Casey Counties, down in Green, Metcalfe, and Taylor, and up slightly in Cumberland and Russell Counties.
| Count | CLF | EMP | UNEMP | Apr23 | Mar23 | Apr22 |
| Adair | 7,111 | 6,822 | 289 | 4.1% | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| Casey | 6,525 | 6,295 | 230 | 3.5% | 4.0% | 3.5% |
| Cumberland | 3,405 | 3,303 | 102 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.6% |
| Green | 5,025 | 4,873 | 152 | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Metcalfe | 3,867 | 3,733 | 134 | 3.5% | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| Russell | 6,123 | 5,841 | 282 | 4.6% | 5.3% | 3.9% |
| Taylor | 12,283 | 11,924 | 359 | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 2.4%. It was followed by Caldwell, Carroll and Oldham counties, 2.5% each; and Anderson, Fayette, Henry, Nelson, Scott, Shelby, Spencer and Washington counties, 2.6% each.
