Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Magoffin County Has Second Highest Unemployment Rate In Kentucky.
The unemployment rate for eastern Kentucky counties took a sharp increase in the month of May.
Pike , Martin, Magoffin, Johnson and Letcher counties jobless figure went up by at least one percent from the previous month.
Pike County has a jobless rate of 6.3 %, Martin 8.7 %, Magoffin 10.6 % , Johnson 7.2 % and Letcher 7.4 %.
Jackson County has the highest unemployment rate at 11.6 %, Lawrence is eighth at 9.2 %.
Woodford County’s rate of 4.6 percent is the lowest.
Pike , Martin, Magoffin, Johnson and Letcher counties jobless figure went up by at least one percent from the previous month.
Pike County has a jobless rate of 6.3 %, Martin 8.7 %, Magoffin 10.6 % , Johnson 7.2 % and Letcher 7.4 %.
Jackson County has the highest unemployment rate at 11.6 %, Lawrence is eighth at 9.2 %.
Woodford County’s rate of 4.6 percent is the lowest.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 3:33 PM 
