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Credit Career Center BR Unemployment rates fell in 81 Kentucky counties between March 2020 and March 2021, rose in 31, and stayed the same in eight counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.                Oldham, Todd and Woodford counties recorded the lowest jobless rates in the Commonwealth at 3.8% each. They were followed by Logan, Shelby, Spencer and Washington counties, 3.9% each; and Green, Scott and Taylor counties, 4% each. Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest une...

The Bare Minimum | Is it possible to live on minimum wage? "I'm barely making it now. So, I can't imagine what someone making $7.25 is doing," Madeline Finney said. Author: John Charlton Updated: 12:03 AM EDT April 23, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It's been twelve years since there has been a raise in the federal minimum wage. That's plenty of time for the cost of living to go up and a long time since $7.25 an hour went a lot further for Americans. Both Kentucky and Indiana follow the federal standard, which topped out at $7.25 an hour in 2009. Congress eased in a ...

120 students selected for summer entrepreneur program April 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs has selected 120 high school students to participate in its highly competitive 2021 summer program, officials said. This year, there will be two three-week sessions that offer participants the chance to focus on product innovation and business model design, the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet said in a statement. Students will develop a business model, design a prototype and pitch their startups. Participants were sele...

The paper also reported that two workers within the Office of Unemployment Insurance Integrity Branch used an internal online chat forum to complain about their salaries and how even part-time workers were reaping benefits. Those individuals then filed claims themselves. According to the report, one state worker said her part-time job as a choir assistant at her church was cut even though the church received a Paycheck Protection Program loan to cover that and other positions. Another worker claimed unemployment because he lost his part-time basketball coaching job. In actuality, the teamâ€...

featured By TOM LATEK Kentucky Today Apr 16, 2021 Brannock, Kim S (Education Cabinet) FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) - There were some possible signs of an improving economy on Thursday. Kentucky’s jobless rate in March declined from the previous month as did the number of jobless claims nationwide. Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March 2021 unemployment rate was 5%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, part of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.  That was down 0.2% from February, but up 0.8% fr...