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Unemployment Rate Drops In All 120 Kentucky Counties; Lowest In Daviess, Warren

WKU Public Radio

For the second straight month, the unemployment rate dropped in all 120 Kentucky counties as compared to the same month last year.

The statewide unemployment rate fell to 6.0 with Daviess and Warren Counties leading the way with unemployment rates of 4.8 percent each.

Hardin County posted a 5.6 percent unemployment rate for September of this year, while Pulaski County stood at 6.6  percent as compared to over nine percent in the same month last year.

 

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