Lincoln Trail District unemployment trending higher than state average in February

Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail District were up in February from where they were the year prior.

The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates increased in 83 of the state’s counties in February. The rates were the same in four counties and decreased in 33.

The state unemployment average for February was reported at 5.5 percent. That is a slight increase from the average seen in February 2024 when it was reported at 5.4 percent, but it is the same average reported in January 2025. Seven counties in the Lincoln Trail District had February unemployment rates higher than the state average, with one county below the state average.

Hardin County’s unemployment rate for February was slightly above the state average at 5.9 percent. That’s an increase from the 5.8 percent rate reported in January and from the 5.1 percent rate reported in February 2024.

Grayson County posted the highest unemployment rate in the Lincoln Trail District for February at 6.7 percent. Washington County had the lowest rate in the district, and tied for the tenth-lowest rate in the state, at 4.8 percent. Grayson County’s rate did come down from the 7.3 percent rate reported in January.

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