FRANKFORT, Ky. — A majority of Kentucky counties saw a decline in unemployment from June 2024 to June 2025, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics.
What You Need To Know
- County unemployment rates dropped in 115 of the 120 counties
- Oldham, Shelby and Woodford counties have the lowest rate at 4%
- Martin County has the highest unemployment rate at 9.5%
The lowest jobless rates in the state belong to Oldham, Shelby and Woodford counties at 4% each. Fayette and Scott followed with 4.1% each. Boone, Campbell, Cumberland, Spencer, Todd and Washington had a rate of 4.2%.
The highest unemployment rate in Kentucky belongs to Martin County at 9.5%. It was followed by Magoffin at 9.1%, Lewis at 8.8%; Elliott County, 8.6% and Wolfe County with 8%.
According to a news release from the Kentuck Education and Labor Cabinet, employment statistics fluctuate because of seasonal events such as weather changes, harvests, holidays and school openings and closings. The state says seasonal adjustments eliminate those influences and make it “easier to observe statistical trends.”
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted June 2025 unemployment rate was released on July 17. It showed the adjusted unemployment rate dropped from 5% in May 2025 to 4.9% in June 2025.