KY annual employment rate for 2025 reports 4.6%

9 Apr 2026

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate for 2025 was 4.6%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.

The U.S. annual unemployment rate was 4.3% in 2025.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’(BLS) estimate of the number of employed Kentuckians for 2025 was 2,018,309. The number of unemployed Kentuckians for 2025 was 97,280. In 2025, the estimated number of Kentuckians in the civilian labor force was 2,115,589.

Labor force statistics, including the unemployment rate, are based on estimates from the Current Population Survey (CPS) of households. The survey is designed to measure trends in the number of people working. It includes jobs in agriculture and individuals who are self-employed.

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