March unemployment in Kentucky is down slightly from the previous year.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for March was 4.2 percent. That is the same as the average reported in February, and down .5 percent from the March 2025 average of 4.7 percent.
Kentucky’s unemployment average for March came in under the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor says at 4.3 percent is up from the 4.2 percent rate reported in March 2025.
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 a decrease of 5,171 people from February to March, bringing the total civilian labor force to 2,103,495 people.
The Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, Construction, Other Services, Leisure and Hospitality, Government, and Professional and Business Services sectors saw increases from February to March. Numbers were unchanged in the Information Services and Mining and Logging sectors. Numbers saw a decrease in the Financial Activities, Educational and Health Services, and Manufacturing sectors.
Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics website, kystats.ky.gov, for more about unemployment figures and labor market information.
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