Friday, June 25, 2010
Jobless Rate Down Overall In KY
KENTUCKY...
Unemployment rates fell in 93 Kentucky counties between May 2009 and May 2010, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training. Fayette County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 7.7 percent. Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate — 19.1 percent. Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and are compiled to measure trends rather than actually to count people working. Civilian labor force statistics include non-military workers and unemployed Kentuckians who are actively seeking work. They do not include unemployed Kentuckians who have not looked for employment within the past four weeks.
Unemployment rates fell in 93 Kentucky counties between May 2009 and May 2010, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training. Fayette County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 7.7 percent. Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate — 19.1 percent. Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and are compiled to measure trends rather than actually to count people working. Civilian labor force statistics include non-military workers and unemployed Kentuckians who are actively seeking work. They do not include unemployed Kentuckians who have not looked for employment within the past four weeks.
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