Unemployment rates rose in 115 counties in Kentucky between December 2022 and December 2023, fell in Marshall, Trigg and Wolfe counties, and remained the same in Caldwell and Letcher counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics.
Information showed Caldwell County’s December jobless rate at 3.0%, down from 3.3% in November 2023, and the same rate as December 2022.
The data showed Caldwell County with a civilian workforce of 6,365 with 189 actively seeking employment.
Furthermore, the information showed Lyon County’s unemployment rate increased to 4% in December, compared to 3.8% in November and 3.8% in December of 2022.
The data showed Lyon County with a civilian workforce of 3,140 with 126 actively seeking work.
In the nine-county Pennyrile region, Caldwell County showed the lowest unemployment rate in December at 3.0% and the highest jobless rate in the region was reported in Muhlenberg County at 5.7%.
Trigg County’s jobless rate fell to 4.2% in December, compared to 4.4% in November and December of 2022.
According to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, Woodford County recorded the lowest unemployment rate in December at 2.8%, while Magoffin County continued to record the highest jobless rate at 9%.
Kentucky’s overall unemployment rate in December was 3.8% compared to the U.S. comparable rate of 3.5%.
Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and are compiled to measure trends rather than actually to count people working. Civilian labor force statistics include non-military workers and unemployed Kentuckians who are actively seeking work. They do not include unemployed Kentuckians who have not looked for employment within the past four weeks.
