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94.3 the Wolf Country That'll Make You Howl!
Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail District saw declines in August.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 119 counties and increased in one when comparing August 2025 with August 2024.
The state unemployment average for August was 4.3 percent. That’s down from both the 5.6 percent average in July as well as the 5.3 percent average reported in August of 2024.
Hardin County’s unemployment rate for August was just above the state average at 4.6 percent. That is down from the 5.9 percent rate reported in July and from the 5.4 percent rate from August 2024.
Grayson County posted the highest August unemployment rate in the district at 5.4 percent, followed by Breckinridge County at 5.1 percent. Washington County posted the lowest unemployment rate in the district, and tied for the tenth lowest rate in the state, for August at 3.8 percent, followed by Nelson County at 4 percent.
Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting kystats.ky.gov.
A rainy week brought some relief to the area, but the National Weather Service says drought conditions remain mostly where they were at the beginning of last week. According to the NWS, the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor data for the area still has much of the area in either D0 (Abnormally Dry) or D1 (Moderate Drought). Some portions of LaRue and Nelson counties were downgraded to D2 (Severe Drought). The weather […]
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