Aug 20 Local News Kentucky's Jobless Rate Rises To 11 Percent From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh There’s more bad news on the unemployment front in Kentucky, but there may be a glimmer of hope in the latest numbers. Kentucky’s unemployment rate in July rose to 11-percent, the state’s highest rate in 26-years. That’s up from 10-point-9 percent in June. But Education and Workforce Development Secretary […] By Rick Howlett Aug 20 Local News Kentucky's Jobless Rate Rises To 11 Percent Rick Howlett
Jul 16 Local News Kentucky Jobless Rate Continues Climb The state Education and Workforce Development Cabinet says Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary jobless rate in June was 10.9%, up from 10.7% in May. It’s the highest since August of 1983, when Kentucky recorded a jobless rate of 11.1%. The national unemployment rate for June was 9.5%. Cabinet spokesperson Kim Saylor Brannock says the manufacturing sector […] By Rick Howlett Jul 16 Local News Kentucky Jobless Rate Continues Climb Rick Howlett
May 26 Local News Kentucky's Jobless Rate Steady From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh Kentucky’s unemployment rate held steady from March to April, but remains at a 25-year high. A year ago, Kentucky’s April jobless rate was six-point-one percent. This April, it remains at the March, 2009 level of 9.8%, according to the latest figures released by the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. […] By Rick Howlett May 26 Local News Kentucky's Jobless Rate Steady Rick Howlett
Aug 19 Local News KY Jobless Rate Rose In July Kentucky’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.7% in July, up from 6.3% in June. The jobless rate in July of 2007 was 5.5%. Spokesperson Kim Saylor Brannock with the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet says the higher rate is not surprising. “Mainly it’s that the Kentucky economy, like many other states, is grappling with the fallout from […] By Rick Howlett Aug 19 Local News KY Jobless Rate Rose In July Rick Howlett