Unemployment rates in several Lincoln Trail District counties saw improvements in June compared to the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 115 counties, increased in four counties, and stayed the same in one county when comparing June 2025 with June 2024.
The state unemployment average for June was 4.9 percent. That is up from the 4.4 percent rate reported in May but is down from the 5.4 percent average reported in June 2024. Four of the eight Lincoln trail counties were at or below the state unemployment average in June.
Hardin County’s unemployment rate for June was just above the state average at 5.1 percent. That is up from the 4.7 percent rate that was reported in May but is down from the 5.5 percent rate reported in June 2024.
Grayson County posted the highest June unemployment rate in the district at 6 percent, followed by Breckinridge County at 5.6 percent. Washington County had the lowest rate in the district, and tied for the sixth-lowest rate in the state, at 4.2 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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