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Unemployment in Kentucky in April came in slightly higher than where it was the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for April was 5.2 percent. That is up slightly from April 2024 when the average was reported at 4.9 percent, but it is unchanged from the March average.
Kentucky’s unemployment average also came in higher in April than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.2 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 an increase of 752 people from March to April, bringing the civilian labor force to a little more than 2,118,000.
The Education and Labor Cabinet says the Professional and Business Services, Educational and Health Services, Government, and Other Services sectors saw increases in April. Decreases were seen in the Mining and Logging, Information Services, Leisure and Hospitality, Financial Activities, Construction, Manufacturing, and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities sectors.
Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics website for more about unemployment figures and labor market information.
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