Unemployment rates rose in 112 counties between February 2023 and February 2024, including Adair and all surrounding counties. Rates fell in Bullitt, Elliott, Shelby and Spencer counties, and remained the same in Lewis, Meade, Nicholas and Washington counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 3.7%. It was followed by Washington County, 3.8%; Marion County, 4%; Fayette and Spencer counties, 4.1% each; Oldham, Scott and Shelby counties, 4.2% each; and Anderson and Nelson counties, 4.3% each.