Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary September 2026 unemployment rate was 4.7%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
The preliminary September 2026 jobless rate was unchanged from August and up 0.2 percentage points from one year ago. The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for September 2026 was 4.2%, which was up 0.1 percentage points from August and down from the 4.4% recorded in September 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Labor force statistics, including the unemployment rate, are based upon estimates from the Current Population Survey of households. The survey is designed to measure trends in the number of people working and includes jobs in agriculture and individuals who are self-employed.
Kentucky’s civilian labor force was 2,116,455 in September 2026, an increase of 6,948 individuals from August. The number of people employed in September was 2,016,954, an increase of 6,721 from August. The number of unemployed was 99,501, an increase of 227 from August.
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