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Kentucky jobless rate falls but labor force shrinks
The state added 1,000 nonfarm jobs in sectors such as health care and hospitality, but manufacturing, construction and transportation lost ground.
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Kentucky jobless rate falls but labor force shrinks
FRANKFORT – Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted February 2026 unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The February 2026 jobless rate was down 0.1 percentage points from January and down 0.6 percentage points from one year ago. The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for February 2026 was 4.4 percent, which was up from the 4.3 percent rep…
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