9-29-10 —     Wayne County's jobless rate took another jump from July to August,  

according to the latest figures released by the Kentucky Office of  

Employment and Training.

    The local jobless rate increased from 12.1 percent in July to 13.5  

percent in August. In August 2009, Wayne County's unemployment rate  

was 13.2 percent.

    Rates in this area decreased slightly from July to August. The 10-

county Lake Cumberland Area recorded an 11 percent unemployment rate  

in August, down slightly from 11.1 percent the month before. In  

August 2009, the area unemployment rate was 11 percent also.

    The lowest rate in this area was 8.9 percent, which was recorded in  

Clinton County. The highest rate was 14.2 percent, which was recorded  in McCreary County.

    Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the state at 7.6  percent. It was followed by: Webster County, 7.9 percent; Boyd  County, 8.2 percent; Fayette and Oldham counties, 8.3 percent each;  and Livingston County, 8.4 percent.

   Magoffin County recorded the state's highest unemployment rate at  

18.2 percent. It was followed by: Menifee County, 17.2 percent;  Jackson County, 16.7 percent; Metcalfe County, 15.5 percent; and Clay  County, 14.3 percent.



    Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and are compiled to   measure trends rather than actually to count people working. Civilian  

labor force statistics include non-military workers and unemployed  Kentuckians who are actively seeking work. They do not include  unemployed Kentuckians who have not looked for employment within the  past four weeks.