Unemployment rates in the Lincoln Trail District in January saw increases from December, but are down compared to the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in all 120 counties when comparing January 2026 with January 2025.
The state unemployment average for January was 4.4 percent. That’s up from the 3.5 percent average reported in December and down from the January 2025 average of 5.2 percent.
Hardin County’s unemployment rate for January came in above the state average at 4.8 percent. That is an increase from the December rate of 4.1 percent but a decrease from January 2025 when the rate was reported at 5.8 percent.
The unemployment average for the Lincoln Trail District in January was 4.8 percent. Grayson County posted the highest unemployment rate in the district at 5.9 percent. Washington County posted the lowest unemployment rate in the district at 3.8 percent.
Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting kystats.ky.gov.
