In 2025, none of Kentucky's 120 counties had a double-digit annual unemployment rate.
2025 State Unemployment Numbers
Annual 2025 unemployment rates for Kentucky counties were higher in 75 counties, lower in 40 and the same in five (Carlisle, Hart, Mercer, Monroe and Powell) as the comparable, unadjusted 2025 state annual unemployment rate of 4.6%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
In 2025, none of Kentucky's 120 counties had a double-digit annual unemployment rate.
In 2025, none of Kentucky's 120 counties had a double-digit annual unemployment rate.
