Unemployment rates in the Lincoln Trail District in April saw decreases from the previous month but trended slightly higher than where they were the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates decreased in 66 counties, increased in 41, and stayed the same in 13 when comparing April 2026 with April 2025.
The state unemployment average for April was 4.2 percent. That’s down from the 4.6 percent average reported in March and is even with the April 2025 average.
Hardin County’s unemployment rate for April came in above the state average at 5 percent. That is a decrease from the March rate of 5.5 percent but is an increase from April 2025 when the rate was reported at 4.5 percent.
The unemployment average for the Lincoln Trail District in April was 4.7 percent. Grayson County posted the highest unemployment rate in the district at 5.5 percent followed by Hardin County. Washington County posted the lowest unemployment rate in the district at 3.7 percent followed by Nelson County at 4.3 percent.
Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting kystats.ky.gov.
