Unemployment rates rose in June in 59 Kentucky counties, including all eight classified by the state as “Northern Kentucky” when producing the latest figures.
Fifty-five counties saw a lower rate in June compared to May, while six counties remained flat.
Boone County recorded the fourth-lowest rate in the state at 4.3%, an increase from May’s rate of 3.3%.
Statewide, the current unemployment rate from June is 5.5%, an increase from 3.9% in May, and slightly lower than a year ago in June 2020 when the rate was 5.9%.
For the entire eight-county Northern Kentucky region, the unemployment rate for June was 4.6%, up from 3.5% in May, and still lower than a year ago when the June 2020 rate was 5.2%.
In Campbell County, the rate for June was 4.7%, up from 3.5% in May, but still lower than the 5.1% recorded in June 2020.
In Kenton County, the rate for June was also 4.7%, up from 3.6% in May, and lower than the 5.3% recorded a year ago.
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-Staff report