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Unemployment in Kentucky in January came in slightly higher than where it was the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for January was 5.3 percent. That is an increase from January 2024 when the rate was reported at 4.7 percent, but the rate is unchanged from December 2024.
Kentucky’s unemployment average also came in higher in January than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4 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 about 3,900 people from December to January, bringing the civilian labor force to about 2,109,000.
The Education and Labor Cabinet says the Business and Professional Services sector saw an increase from December to January, while numbers in the Manufacturing sector were unchanged. Decreases were seen in the Mining and Logging, Educational and Health Services, Information Services, Financial Activities, Government, Construction, Leisure and Hospitality, and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities sectors.
Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics website to learn more about labor market information.
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