Unemployment Continues to Ease in Kentucky
By: Michael C. Fehn
Updated: October 25, 2012
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A new report on unemployment is showing continued improvement in most Kentucky counties.
The Office of Employment and Training released jobless rates Thursday showing improvement in 108 counties in September. The new information also shows that 12 counties saw unemployment worsen.
Woodford County had the lowest jobless rate in the state at 5.3 percent. Union County was at 5.9 percent. Calloway, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Oldham, Scott, Shelby and Warren counties were between 6 percent and 6.4 percent.
Fulton County remained the county with the highest unemployment rate at 16.7 percent. Magoffin County was at 15.8 percent.
The coalfield counties of Bell, Harlan, Jackson, Leslie, Letcher, Knott, Perry and Wolfe all were between 12.3 percent and 13.7 percent.
The Office of Employment and Training released jobless rates Thursday showing improvement in 108 counties in September. The new information also shows that 12 counties saw unemployment worsen.
Woodford County had the lowest jobless rate in the state at 5.3 percent. Union County was at 5.9 percent. Calloway, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Oldham, Scott, Shelby and Warren counties were between 6 percent and 6.4 percent.
Fulton County remained the county with the highest unemployment rate at 16.7 percent. Magoffin County was at 15.8 percent.
The coalfield counties of Bell, Harlan, Jackson, Leslie, Letcher, Knott, Perry and Wolfe all were between 12.3 percent and 13.7 percent.
Comments
I'm with Granted.com, an employment website, and I just wanted to drop in and confirm that we have seen an uptick of openings in Kentucky. Good luck to all the job seekers out there!
JH W.
October 25, 2012 at 1:13 pm
