Unemployment was down slightly in Christian County from this time a year ago, according to the latest statistics released by the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the
Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate at 13.6%. It was followed by Elliott County, 10.8%; Breathitt County, 9.9%; Martin County, 8.9%; Carter County, 8.6%; Menifee County, 8.1%; Leslie County, 7.7%; Lewis and Owsley counties, 7.6% each, and Harlan County, 7.4%.