Lincoln Trail counties see improved unemployment numbers for February

Unemployment rates in the Lincoln Trail District in February saw increases from January, but are down compared to the year prior.

The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 119 counties and remained the same in one when comparing February 2026 with February 2025.

The state unemployment average for February was 4.8 percent. That’s up from the 4.4 percent average reported in January and down from the February 2025 average of 5.5 percent.

Hardin County’s unemployment rate for February came in above the state average at 5.3 percent. That is an increase from the January rate of 4.8 percent but is a decrease from February 2025 when the rate was reported at 5.9 percent.

The unemployment average for the Lincoln Trail District in February was 5.3 percent. Grayson County posted the highest unemployment rate in the district at 6.4 percent followed by Breckinridge County at 5.7 percent. Washington County posted the lowest unemployment rate in the district, and tied for the ninth-lowest in the state, at 4 percent.

Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting kystats.ky.gov.