Unemployment rates fell in 97 counties, rose in 13 counties and stayed the same in 10 counties between May 2024 and May 2025, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.

Locally, unemployment fell year-to-year in Adair, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, and Taylor Counties, and rose year-to-year in Casey and Russell Counties. Cumberland County edged back in to the top 10 lowest rates in the state in May 2025.

Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 3.4%. It was followed by Fayette, Oldham, Scott and Shelby counties, 3.6% each; Harrison, Jessamine, Todd and Washington counties, 3.7% each; and Boone, Cumberland and Spencer counties, 3.8% each.