All but two counties in western Kentucky had a lower jobless rate in March than it did in February. Christian County saw the rate rise from 6.5% in February to 6.7% in March, and Todd County rose from 4.5 to 4.7%.
Figures from the rest of western Kentucky include: (February to March)
Ballard 9.2 8.4
Caldwell 6.2 5.8
Calloway 5.1 4.7
Crittenden 6.4 6.1
Fulton 7.8 7.7
Graves 6.9 6.5
Hickman 8.3 7.7
Hopkins 5.7 5.6
Livingston 9.3 8.0
Lyon 7.8 7.0
McCracken 6.7 6.4
Marshall 6.9 6.0
Muhlenberg 7.7 7.0
Trigg 6.6 6.3
Woodford County recorded the lowest unemployment figure for the Commonwealth in March at 3.5%. Magoffin County had the highest at 18.9%.
Kentucky's unadjusted employment rate for March was 5.4%, compared to the national figure of 4.6%.
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March Labor Force Estimates
