Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail District were up in January from where they were the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates increased in 109 of the state’s counties in January. The rates were the same in two counties and decreased in nine.
The state unemployment average for January was reported at 5.5 percent. That is an increase from the averages seen in December and in January 2024, both of which were reported at 5 percent. Five counties in the Lincoln Trail District had January unemployment rates higher than the state average, with three counties below the state average.
Hardin County’s unemployment rate for January was slightly above the state average at 5.8 percent. That’s an increase from the 5.4 percent rate reported in December and from the 4.7 percent rate reported in January 2024.
Grayson County posted the highest unemployment rate in the Lincoln Trail District for January at 7.3 percent. Washington County had the lowest rate in the district, and tied for the ninth-lowest rate in the state, at 4.7 percent. Meade County was one of the few counties that saw a decrease in unemployment from December to January, going from 5.7 percent to 5.4 percent.
Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting kystats.ky.gov.
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