Unemployment rates across much of the Lincoln Trail District ticked slightly higher in July.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 73 counties, rose in 35 counties, and stayed the same in 12 counties when comparing July 2025 with July 2024.
The state unemployment average for July was 5.6 percent. That’s an increase from the 4.9 percent average in June, but it is down slightly from the 5.8 percent average reported in July of 2024.
Hardin County’s unemployment average for July was just above the state average at 5.9 percent. That is up from the 5.1 percent rate reported in June but is down from the 6 percent rate from July 2024.
Grayson County posted the highest July unemployment rate in the district at 6.8 percent, followed by Marion County at 6.7 percent. Washington County posted the lowest unemployment rate in the district for July at 5 percent, followed by Nelson and LaRue counties at 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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