February 2011 unemployment numbers
Unemployment rates fell in 93 Kentucky counties between February 2010 and February 2011, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Twenty-four county rates increased, while three county rates stayed the same.
Fayette and Woodford counties recorded the lowest jobless rates in the Commonwealth at 8.6 percent each. They were followed by Oldham and Webster counties, 8.8 percent each; Boone County, 9.1 percent; Henderson County, 9.2 percent; Shelby County, 9.3 percent; Warren County, 9.5 percent; and Hancock and Madison counties, 9.6 percent each.
Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate — 20.3 percent. It was followed by Jackson County, 19.9 percent; Menifee County, 19 percent; Lewis County, 18 percent; Metcalfe County, 17.1 percent; Bath County, 16.8 percent; Clay and McCreary counties, 16.5 percent each; and Bell and Meade counties, 15.7 percent each.
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