Four area counties' unemployment among lowest in Commonwealth
Unemployment rates decreased in 49 Kentucky counties between April 2012 and April 2013 and several counties in the 14 News viewing area enjoy some of the lowest in the Commonwealth.
Sixty-three county rates rose and eight stayed the same, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training.
Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 5.4 percent. It was followed by Oldham County, 5.6 percent; Fayette County, 5.9 percent; Ohio and Shelby counties, 6 percent each; Daviess and Scott counties, 6.1 percent each; Franklin and Hancock counties, 6.2 percent each; and Boone, Henderson, Madison and Spencer counties, 6.3 percent.












