Kentucky unemployment holds steady in August

WQXE News – Quicksie 98.3 · Sep 21, 2026

August unemployment in Kentucky is mostly in line with from where it was the previous year.

The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for August was 4.7 percent. That number is unchanged from the rate reported in July, but is up .2 percent from the August 2025 average of 4.5 percent.

Kentucky’s unemployment average for August came in above the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.1 percent. That’s equal to the July average and down from the August 2025 average of 4.3 percent.

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet says the…