Unemployment rates in the Lincoln Trail District in March saw declines in all but two counties, and the numbers are all down compared to the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in all 120 counties when comparing March 2026 with March 2025.
The state unemployment average for March was 4.6 percent. That’s down from the 4.8 percent average reported in February and down from the March 2025 average of 5.1 percent.
Hardin County’s unemployment rate for March came in above the state average at 5.6 percent. That is an increase from the February rate of 5.3 percent but is a decrease from March 2025 when the rate was reported at 5.8 percent.
The unemployment average for the Lincoln Trail District in March was 5.3 percent. Grayson County posted the highest unemployment rate in the district at 6 percent followed by Hardin County. Washington County posted the lowest unemployment rate in the district at 4.1 percent.
Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting kystats.ky.gov.
