Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail District in September are down from where they were the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 116 counties, increased in three, and stayed the same in one when comparing September 2025 with September 2024.
The state unemployment average for September was 4.5 percent. That’s a slight increase from the 4.4 percent average in August but is down from the 4.9 percent average reported in September of 2024.
Hardin County’s unemployment rate for September was slightly above the state average at 4.9 percent. That is up from the 4.7 percent rate reported in August and down from the 5.1 percent rate from September 2024.
Grayson County posted the highest September unemployment rate in the district at 5.5 percent, followed by Breckinridge County at 5.3 percent. Washington County posted the lowest unemployment rate in the district, and tied for the seventh-lowest rate in the state, for September at 3.9 percent, followed by Nelson County at 4 percent.
Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting www.kystats.ky.gov.
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