Unemployment rates fell in 73 counties, rose in 35 counties and stayed the same in 12 counties between July 2024 and July 2025, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
Locally, unemployment rates were unchanged in Adair County between July 2024 and July 2025, up in Casey and Taylor Counties, and lower year to year in Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, and Russell Counties.
Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 4.5%. It was followed by Fayette, Oldham and Scott counties, 4.7% each; and Boone, Campbell, Cumberland, Harrison, Kenton and Shelby counties, 4.8% each.
