Unemployment rates rose in 119 counties between July 2023 and July 2024, including Adair and surrounding counties, and fell in Lee County, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.

Cumberland County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 3.8%. It was followed by Woodford County, 4%; Washington County, 4.2%; Anderson, Boone, Bourbon, Carroll, Fayette and Scott counties, 4.3% each; and Jessamine County, 4.4%.