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Kentucky Preliminary Unemployment Rate 'Unchanged' in August at 5.4%

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Kentucky’s preliminary unemployment rate remained unchanged in August, but is still above national average.

A state report released Thursday shows the preliminary rate of 5.4% remains the same as the revised 5.4% from July.

The professional and business services sector showed the largest month-to-month gains, adding 3,400 jobs. The leisure and hospitality sector saw the largest decline, of 2,500 jobs. 

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate is 4.4%.

As of July, far west Kentucky has overall statistically higher unemployment rates than the state average.

Ebony Clark is a student at Murray State University majoring in computer science. She was born in Brownsville, Tennessee. Ebony has served as a reporter for 4-H congress in Nashville, TN where she spoke with several state leaders and congressmen. Ebony enjoys writing poetry and spoken word and competed in Tennessee's Poetry Out Loud competition hosted by the arts council in Nashville,TN.
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