KY jobless rate drops to 5.3% in April

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky’s unemployment rate for April 2016 dropped to 5.3 percent from a revised 5.6 percent in March 2016, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET.)

That’s the exact rate recorded in April of 2015.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for April 2016 was 5 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

In April 2016, Kentucky’s civilian labor force was 1,982,338, an increase of 268 individuals compared to the previous month. Employment was up by 6,405, and the number of unemployed decreased by 6,137.

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