Losing your job can be scary and stressful, and applying for unemployment can feel complicated, overwhelming and confusing — but you're not alone. Many Americans have found themselves in this position ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky was overwhelmed by record waves of unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses were locked down to contain the virus's spread. Tens of thousands ...

The unemployment rate in Kentucky is on the rise, according to the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. Kentucky’s annual ...

During the past seven weeks, more than 30% of the March labor force in Kentucky, Hawaii and Georgia filed initial claims for unemployment benefits. During the past seven weeks, more than 30% of the ...

Kentucky has awarded a long-awaited contract to replace its decades-old unemployment insurance system, which showed its shortcomings during the COVID-19 pandemic when a record surge of jobless claims ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky's unemployment rate increased in 2024. The Kentucky Center for Statistics said the state's unemployment rate was 5.1% in 2024. That's an increase from 4.3% in 2023.

Kentucky’s beleaguered and antiquated unemployment assistance system — the same system that caused delays for hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians in need of unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 ...

Unemployment data for the month of May was released recently, and the numbers show both Ohio and Kentucky as having some of the nation's highest unemployment rates.The data was released on June 24 and ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced the state is expanding the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) eligibility to cover individuals in 24 additional counties who are out of ...

Kentucky’s labor market continues to struggle compared to neighboring states and the national average with an unemployment ...