State officials say unemployment rates rose in 114 Kentucky counties between February 2015 and February 2016.
The Kentucky Office of Employment and Training said jobless rates fell in Casey, Jackson, Marion and Russell counties during that period.
The rates stayed the same in Gallatin and Green counties.
Woodford County had the state’s lowest jobless rate at 3.9 percent. It was followed by Fayette and Oldham counties at 4.3 percent each; Shelby County at 4.5 percent; and Franklin and Scott counties at 4.7 percent each.
Magoffin County had the state’s highest unemployment rate at 21.6 percent. It was followed by Leslie County at 13.7 percent; Harlan County at 13.6 percent; Floyd County at 13.5 percent; Letcher County at 13.4 percent; and Wolfe County at 13.3 percent.
Source: AP
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