Monday, April 14, 2008
Pike County's Unemployment Rate Slighty Increased.
According to figures from Workforce Kentucky unemployment rates fell in 99 counties in the month of February.
Pike County’s jobless rate of 6.3 % is the lowest in the Big Sandy District. Pike saw an increase of two tenths of a percent. The highest is Magoffin County at 11.5 %.
Other jobless figures in the district are :
Floyd County 7.2 % a increase of two tenths of a percent
Johnson 7.3 % a slight increase of one tenth of a percent.
Martin County 8.5 % a decrease of two tenths of a percent.
Woodford County has the lowest unemployment rate at 4.3 %
The highest Jackson County 12.1 %.
Kentucky’s jobless rate for the month was 5.2 %.
Pike County’s jobless rate of 6.3 % is the lowest in the Big Sandy District. Pike saw an increase of two tenths of a percent. The highest is Magoffin County at 11.5 %.
Other jobless figures in the district are :
Floyd County 7.2 % a increase of two tenths of a percent
Johnson 7.3 % a slight increase of one tenth of a percent.
Martin County 8.5 % a decrease of two tenths of a percent.
Woodford County has the lowest unemployment rate at 4.3 %
The highest Jackson County 12.1 %.
Kentucky’s jobless rate for the month was 5.2 %.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 4:05 PM 
