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Kentucky National Guardsmen Face Higher Than Average Unemployment Rates

By Brenna Angel/KPR

Lexington, KY – Across the U.S., the unemployment rate sits at 9.1 percent. In Kentucky, it's 9.6 percent. But among Kentucky's National Guard members, the amount of people without a full-time civilian job is 15-20 percent, depending on how many units are on active duty deployment.