December unemployment in Kentucky is down slightly from the previous month and year.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for December was 4.5 percent. That is down from the 4.7 percent average reported in November, and down .8 percent from the December 2024 average of 5.3 percent.
Kentucky’s unemployment average for December came in just above the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.4 percent.
The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet says the state’s civilian labor force, which includes people currently employed and people actively searching for work, saw an increase of 1,732 people from November to December, bringing the total civilian labor force to 2,117,499 people.
The Education and Labor Cabinet says the Professional and Business Services, Financial Activities, Construction, and Educational and Health Services sectors saw increases in December. The Other Services, Mining and Logging, Information Services, Government, Leisure and Hospitality, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, and Manufacturing sectors saw decreases.
Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics website for more about unemployment figures and labor market information.
