Unemployment rates fell in 90 counties between March 2022 and March 2023, rose in 18, and stayed the same in 12 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. Boone County was among 11 counties with the lowest jobless rates in the commonwealth at 3.2%, with […]
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Rep. Roberts and Rep. Wheatley Send Request to Gov. Beshear for NKY Unemployment Office
Rep. Roberts and Rep. Wheatley send Gov. Beshear a request for an unemployment office in NKY. (Img: Lisa Cooper, NKADD, Representative Buddy Wheatley, Erin Bates, Brighton Center, Representative Rachel Roberts, Tara Johnson Noem, NKADD) Representative Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) and Representative Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington) have requested a temporary, or even possibly permanent unemployment office in Northern […]
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Unemployment rates down in 115 Kentucky counties in February 2017
via MeetNKY Unemployment rates dropped in 115 Kentucky counties between February 2016 and February 2017, rose in three and stayed the same in two counties, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth […]
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Unemployment rates down in 119 Kentucky counties in December 2016
Only two double-digit rates in the state in December 2016 Unemployment rates fell in 119 Kentucky counties between December 2015 and December 2016, but rose in Lyon County (6.3 percent in December 2015 to 6.6 percent in December 2016), according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and […]
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Schroder: Lower Unemployment Rate Can Be Deceiving
Provided. By Wil Schroder Last week’s newspaper headlines grabbed people’s attention by announcing that Kentucky’s unemployment rate had dropped to 5 percent for the first time in 14 years. While I always try to be optimistic, the reality is that there is still more cause for concern than celebration when it comes to the Commonwealth’s […]
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Campbell, Kenton, Boone Counties Jobless Rates Low
Jobless rates down in 115 Kentucky counties in July 2015. Northern Kentucky Counties in Top 10. Unemployment rates fell in 115 Kentucky counties between July 2014 and July 2015, but rose in five counties, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Woodford County […]