State’s Highest Unemployment Rate is in Magoffin County

Magoffin County still has the state’s highest unemployment rate at 11.5% according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. 

It was followed by Martin County, 10.7%; Breathitt County, 9.1%; Knott County, 8.2%; Clay County, 7.9%; and Letcher and Lewis counties, 7.7% each.