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Unemployment rates fell in all 120 Kentucky counties between April 2020 and April 2021, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky unemployment dipped last month, according to information released on Thursday by the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

May 8, 2021 May 8, 2021 Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced Thursday the state has received a $21.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to boost efforts to help newly injured and ill employees remain at or return to work. "We know that maintaining work is so important," said Gov. Beshear. "When people leave Kentucky's workforce because they become sick or have an injury, it can be detrimental - not only to them, but to their families, employers and Kentucky's economy." The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Pha...

Lt. Governor Coleman on controversial UI texts: "No one got special treatment" and last updated 2021-05-06 19:33:10-04 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman says she has no regrets about helping some people she knew get faster help with their unemployment claims. "I called every single person that reached out to me about unemployment insurance whether I knew them or not, and I'll tell you I knew a lot fewer people than I did know," said Coleman who spoke with us while she visited Lexington Senior Center Thursday afternoon. In March, WDRB-TV obtained Coleman's t...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 6, 2021) — Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced today the state has received a $21.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to boost efforts to help newly injured and ill employees remain at or return to work. “We know that maintaining work is so important,” said Gov. Beshear. “When people leave Kentucky’s workforce because they become sick or have an injury, it can be detrimental — not only to them, but to their families, employers and Kentucky’s economy.” The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RE...