Kentucky’s unemployment rate in June was very slightly down from where it was the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for June was 4.9 percent. That is down a tick from both May of this year and June of 2024 when the average was reported at 5 percent.
Kentucky’s unemployment average came in higher in June than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.1 percent.
The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet says the state’s civilian labor force, which includes people currently employed and people actively searching for work, saw a decrease of 702 people from May to June, bringing the civilian labor force to about 2,190,000.
The Education and Labor Cabinet says the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Educational and Health Services, Other Services, and Financial Activities sectors saw increases in June. No change was seen in the Information Services and Leisure and Hospitality sectors. Decreases were seen in the Mining and Logging, Government, Professional and Business Services, Manufacturing, and Construction sectors.
Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics website for more about unemployment figures and labor market information.
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