ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR STATISTICS…..THE COMMONWEALTH'S AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS UNCHANGED FROM JULY AT FOUR-POINT-SEVEN
PERCENT….. WHICH WAS UP TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT FROM AUGUST OF LAST YEAR…..
AS BOTH THE NUMBER OF WORKERS IN THE LABOR FORCE AND THE NUMBER EMPLOYED INCREASED IN AUGUST…..AFTER DECLINING FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 20-
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THE U-S AUGUST JOBLESS RATE WAS FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT……WHICH WAS UNCHANGED FROM JULY…..AND DOWN FROM THE FOUR-POINT-THREE PERCENT
RECORDED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR……