For first time on record, unemployment drops in every Ky. county

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - For the first time on record, unemployment rates fell in all 120 Kentucky counties according to new statistics from the state.

According to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, unemployment fell in every county between August 2013 and August 2014.

“The underlying message is that we have left the recession behind. That doesn’t mean unemployment rates will decrease each month in all 120 counties,” cautioned Shanker. “The survey data is prone to volatility. The overall trend is positive, but there will be times – perhaps as soon as next month – when instead of all 120 counties recovering, it may be 100 counties."

Owen, Simpson and Woodford counties recorded the lowest jobless rates in the Commonwealth at 5.1 percent each. They were followed by Oldham and Shelby counties, 5.2 percent each; and Daviess, Fayette, Franklin, Logan, Monroe and Todd counties, 5.3 percent each.

Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate – 13.3 percent. It was followed by Jackson County, 12.2 percent; Harlan County, 12.1 percent; Fulton, Leslie and Letcher counties, 11.5 percent each; Knott County, 11 percent; Bell County, 10.6 percent; Clay County, 10.2 percent; and Christian County, 9.9 percent.

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