The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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Name Dec 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2024
Kentucky
2,037,644 2,014,989 1,996,302
Adair County
8,045 7,983 7,758
Allen County
9,713 9,729 9,535
Anderson County
11,507 11,393 11,137
Ballard County
3,299 3,283 3,229
Barren County
17,469 17,384 17,023
Bath County
4,853 4,794 4,692
Bell County
7,194 7,136 7,012
Boone County
70,325 69,606 69,673
Bourbon County
9,884 9,924 9,615
Boyd County
18,660 18,395 18,254
Boyle County
13,347 13,121 12,923
Bracken County
3,648 3,627 3,607
Breathitt County
4,021 3,970 3,901
Breckinridge County
8,137 8,032 7,922
Bullitt County
43,360 42,670 42,757
Butler County
4,851 4,848 4,773
Caldwell County
6,017 5,926 5,810
Calloway County
16,218 16,179 15,975
Campbell County
47,188 46,745 46,742
Carlisle County
1,972 1,946 1,935
Carroll County
4,833 4,764 4,663
Carter County
9,605 9,427 9,402
Casey County
5,764 5,794 5,581
Christian County
23,566 23,515 23,068
Clark County
17,585 17,327 17,228
Clay County
5,625 5,546 5,489
Clinton County
3,333 3,344 3,265
Crittenden County
3,513 3,458 3,402
Cumberland County
2,875 2,907 2,684
Daviess County
46,827 46,239 46,137
Edmonson County
4,903 4,857 4,837
Elliott County
1,765 1,789 1,718
Estill County
4,872 4,812 4,721
Fayette County
172,598 170,583 168,973
Fleming County
5,977 5,916 5,850
Floyd County
11,440 11,209 11,068
Franklin County
26,239 25,921 25,391
Fulton County
2,486 2,453 2,382
Gallatin County
3,993 3,946 3,955
Garrard County
8,132 8,034 7,746
Grant County
11,636 11,547 11,511
Graves County
16,688 16,504 15,985
Grayson County
9,976 9,871 9,720
Green County
4,278 4,206 4,194
Greenup County
13,182 12,995 12,894
Hancock County
3,453 3,382 3,405
Hardin County
46,562 45,975 46,182
Harlan County
7,625 7,488 7,325
Harrison County
9,120 8,986 8,809
Hart County
8,095 8,001 7,734
Henderson County
18,811 18,546 18,417
Henry County
7,217 7,201 7,082
Hickman County
1,874 1,884 1,814
Hopkins County
19,432 19,093 18,661
Jackson County
3,775 3,711 3,661
Jefferson County
384,791 379,434 379,323
Jessamine County
26,833 26,615 26,251
Johnson County
7,269 7,196 7,043
Kenton County
87,614 86,728 86,805
Knott County
4,391 4,302 4,224
Knox County
9,735 9,608 9,386
Larue County
6,710 6,632 6,651
Laurel County
22,515 22,212 22,353
Lawrence County
5,118 5,044 5,007
Lee County
2,414 2,441 2,310
Leslie County
3,497 3,417 3,387
Letcher County
7,104 7,042 6,949
Lewis County
3,977 3,967 3,868
Lincoln County
9,238 9,206 8,978
Livingston County
3,769 3,751 3,690
Logan County
11,958 11,889 11,658
Lyon County
3,051 2,993 3,019
Madison County
45,411 45,118 43,985
Magoffin County
3,775 3,699 3,581
Marion County
7,865 7,774 7,604
Marshall County
13,195 13,046 12,763
Martin County
2,565 2,485 2,490
Mason County
6,754 6,677 6,642
McCracken County
29,644 29,292 29,086
McCreary County
5,041 4,980 4,949
McLean County
3,866 3,853 3,794
Meade County
13,873 13,732 13,657
Menifee County
2,250 2,247 2,162
Mercer County
10,416 10,295 10,110
Metcalfe County
4,390 4,330 4,198
Monroe County
4,388 4,386 4,294
Montgomery County
12,055 11,796 11,708
Morgan County
4,614 4,592 4,399
Muhlenberg County
11,654 11,597 11,068
Nelson County
22,724 22,389 22,400
Nicholas County
3,414 3,388 3,303
Ohio County
9,626 9,585 9,392
Oldham County
34,199 33,797 33,684
Owen County
4,964 4,955 4,799
Owsley County
1,320 1,325 1,238
Pendleton County
6,696 6,635 6,627
Perry County
10,308 10,089 10,079
Pike County
19,282 18,983 18,767
Powell County
5,626 5,584 5,453
Pulaski County
26,498 26,195 25,813
Robertson County
787 781 786
Rockcastle County
6,193 6,122 5,953
Rowan County
10,384 10,240 10,097
Russell County
8,387 8,304 7,907
Scott County
31,160 30,732 30,519
Shelby County
25,217 25,042 24,793
Simpson County
8,728 8,720 8,324
Spencer County
10,025 9,894 9,876
Taylor County
10,654 10,499 10,864
Todd County
6,053 6,089 5,798
Trigg County
5,768 5,781 5,636
Trimble County
3,861 3,891 3,727
Union County
6,073 5,995 5,877
Warren County
71,171 70,577 70,222
Washington County
6,278 6,241 6,010
Wayne County
6,379 6,321 6,341
Webster County
4,761 4,717 4,635
Whitley County
15,630 15,445 14,814
Wolfe County
1,518 1,516 1,471
Woodford County
14,855 14,857 14,476
   

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