Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail Area Development District were up in November from where they were the year prior.
The Kentucky Center for Labor Statistics says unemployment rates increased in 119 of the state’s counties in November.
The state unemployment average for November was reported at 4.8 percent. That is a slight increase from the 4.7 percent average seen in October, and it is up from the 3.8 percent average that was reported in November of 2023. Five counties in the Lincoln Trail District had November unemployment rates higher than the state average, with three counties below the state average.
Hardin County’s unemployment rate for November 2024 was slightly above the state average at 4.9 percent. That’s a slight increase from the 4.8 percent rate reported in October and an increase from the 3.7 percent rate reported in November 2023.
Breckinridge County posted the highest unemployment rate in the Lincoln Trail District for November at 5.6 percent. Marion and Washington counties had the lowest rate in the district, and tied for the third-lowest rates in the state, at 3.9 percent.
Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting kystats.ky.gov.
