Despite statewide decreases, unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail District were up slightly in April from where they were the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates increased in 31 of the state’s counties in April. The rates were the same in eight counties and decreased in 81.
The state unemployment average for April was reported at 4.4 percent. That is the same average seen in April 2024 and it is down from the 5.5 percent average reported in March. Seven counties in the Lincoln Trail District had April unemployment rates higher than the state average.
Hardin County’s unemployment rate for April was slightly above the state average at 4.7 percent. That’s an increase from the 4.5 percent rate reported in April 2024 but is down from the 5.8 percent rate reported in March.
Grayson County posted the highest unemployment rate in the Lincoln Trail District for April at 5.4 percent, followed by Breckinridge County at 5 percent. Washington County had the lowest rate in the district at 3.8 percent, followed by Marion County at 4.5 percent.
Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting kystats.ky.gov.
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