Thursday, September 23, 2010
Kentucky Unemployment Rates Fall
KENTUCKY....
According to numbers released Thursday by the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, jobless rates fell in 98 Kentucky counties from August 2009 to August 2010.Woodford County recorded the lowest rate, 7.6 percent, while Magoffin County recorded the state's highest unemployment rate, 18.2 percent. Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and are compiled to measure trends rather than the precise number of people working. They do not include unemployed Kentuckians who have not looked for employment within the past four weeks.