Unemployment rates rose in 118 counties in Kentucky from April 2023 to April 2024, including in the Lincoln Trail District.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for April 2024 was reported at 4.3 percent. That’s an increase from the 3.5 percent average that was reported in April of 2023. Unemployment rates across the commonwealth did, however, see a decrease from March of this year.
The unemployment average for the Lincoln Trail District in April 2024 came in at 4.3 percent. Three counties in the district are under the state average.
Hardin County unemployment for April 2024 was reported at 4.4 percent. That’s an increase from the 3.5 percent rate reported in April 2023 and a decrease from the 5.1 percent rate reported in March of 2024.
Breckinridge County posted the highest April unemployment rate in the district at 4.8 percent, while Washington County posted the lowest at 3.2 percent, which ties for the lowest in the state.
Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics on the web for more information on unemployment data.