Unemployment rates fell in 119 counties and rose in Martin County between August 2024 and August 2025, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 3.5%. It was followed by Fayette and Scott counties, 3.6% each; Cumberland, Harrison, Kenton, Oldham, Shelby and Todd counties, 3.7% each; and Boone, Bourbon, Campbell, Franklin, Graves, Jessamine and Washington counties, 3.8% each.
