Unemployment down slightly last month in Kentucky

Unemployment was down slightly from September to October in Kentucky.

The October rate was 4.2 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics.

It was down a tenth of a point from the 4.3 percent reported in September and down 1.3 percentage points from the 5.5 percent recorded for the state one year ago.

The U.S. jobless rate for October was 4.6 percent, down from the 4.8 percent reported in September 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.