Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 3.3 percent.
Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate at 14.1 percent.
In the Lake Cumberland District, the jobless rate was 6.4% in Aug., 2015 compared to 7.1% in July. A year ago, in Aug. 2014, the jobless rate was 7.1%
In Adair Co., the unemployment rate was 6.3% in August, 2015 compared to 7% in July, 2015. The jobless rate in Aug. 2014 was 7.4%
Other jobless rates in the Lake Cumberland District include:
Cumberland Co.-- 4.8
Green Co. -- 5.0
Pulaski Co. -- 5.4
Casey Co. -- 5.6
Taylor Co. -- 6.1
Clinton Co. -- 7.1
Wayne Co. -- 7.1
McCreary Co. -- 7.6
Russell Co. -- 11.2