| | Civilian Labor Force, 2020 | Persons Employed, 2020 | Persons Unemployed, 2020 | Unemployment Rate, 2020 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020 |
|
| United States | 160,742,000 | 147,795,000 | 12,947,000 | 8.1% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,035,782 | 11,141,797 | 893,985 | 7.4% | 92.2% |
| Kentucky | 2,016,802 | 1,886,999 | 129,803 | 6.4% | 79.9% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 425,374 | 393,707 | 31,667 | 7.4% | 92.4% |
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| County |
| Adair | 7,019 | 6,530 | 489 | 7.0% | 86.5% |
| Bath | 4,537 | 4,172 | 365 | 8.0% | 99.9% |
| Bell | 8,184 | 7,567 | 617 | 7.5% | 93.6% |
| Boyd | 17,463 | 16,052 | 1,411 | 8.1% | 100.3% |
| Breathitt | 3,251 | 2,928 | 323 | 9.9% | 123.4% |
| Carter | 9,522 | 8,635 | 887 | 9.3% | 115.7% |
| Casey | 6,655 | 6,255 | 400 | 6.0% | 74.6% |
| Clark | 16,960 | 15,887 | 1,073 | 6.3% | 78.5% |
| Clay | 5,168 | 4,742 | 426 | 8.2% | 102.3% |
| Clinton | 3,952 | 3,757 | 195 | 4.9% | 61.3% |
| Cumberland | 3,255 | 3,101 | 154 | 4.7% | 58.7% |
| Edmonson | 4,589 | 4,247 | 342 | 7.5% | 92.5% |
| Elliott | 1,950 | 1,761 | 189 | 9.7% | 120.3% |
| Estill | 5,137 | 4,761 | 376 | 7.3% | 90.9% |
| Fleming | 6,108 | 5,675 | 433 | 7.1% | 88.0% |
| Floyd | 10,643 | 9,707 | 936 | 8.8% | 109.2% |
| Garrard | 7,516 | 7,058 | 458 | 6.1% | 75.7% |
| Green | 5,146 | 4,878 | 268 | 5.2% | 64.7% |
| Greenup | 13,145 | 12,010 | 1,135 | 8.6% | 107.2% |
| Harlan | 6,506 | 5,764 | 742 | 11.4% | 141.6% |
| Hart | 7,638 | 7,157 | 481 | 6.3% | 78.2% |
| Jackson | 4,038 | 3,701 | 337 | 8.3% | 103.6% |
| Johnson | 6,584 | 6,036 | 548 | 8.3% | 103.3% |
| Knott | 4,287 | 3,934 | 353 | 8.2% | 102.2% |
| Knox | 9,874 | 9,089 | 785 | 8.0% | 98.7% |
| Laurel | 24,918 | 23,247 | 1,671 | 6.7% | 83.3% |
| Lawrence | 5,206 | 4,788 | 418 | 8.0% | 99.7% |
| Lee | 2,042 | 1,905 | 137 | 6.7% | 83.3% |
| Leslie | 2,578 | 2,307 | 271 | 10.5% | 130.5% |
| Letcher | 6,062 | 5,468 | 594 | 9.8% | 121.7% |
| Lewis | 4,653 | 4,225 | 428 | 9.2% | 114.2% |
| Lincoln | 9,211 | 8,502 | 709 | 7.7% | 95.6% |
| Madison | 45,840 | 43,156 | 2,684 | 5.9% | 72.7% |
| Magoffin | 3,179 | 2,685 | 494 | 15.5% | 192.9% |
| Martin | 2,474 | 2,196 | 278 | 11.2% | 139.5% |
| McCreary | 4,822 | 4,485 | 337 | 7.0% | 86.8% |
| Menifee | 2,250 | 2,056 | 194 | 8.6% | 107.0% |
| Metcalfe | 3,982 | 3,680 | 302 | 7.6% | 94.2% |
| Monroe | 4,558 | 4,321 | 237 | 5.2% | 64.6% |
| Montgomery | 11,324 | 10,450 | 874 | 7.7% | 95.8% |
| Morgan | 4,395 | 4,106 | 289 | 6.6% | 81.6% |
| Nicholas | 3,271 | 3,051 | 220 | 6.7% | 83.5% |
| Owsley | 1,078 | 978 | 100 | 9.3% | 115.2% |
| Perry | 8,132 | 7,432 | 700 | 8.6% | 106.9% |
| Pike | 19,098 | 17,552 | 1,546 | 8.1% | 100.5% |
| Powell | 5,045 | 4,684 | 361 | 7.2% | 88.8% |
| Pulaski | 25,723 | 23,893 | 1,830 | 7.1% | 88.3% |
| Robertson | 787 | 741 | 46 | 5.8% | 72.6% |
| Rockcastle | 6,371 | 5,918 | 453 | 7.1% | 88.3% |
| Rowan | 9,966 | 9,246 | 720 | 7.2% | 89.7% |
| Russell | 6,068 | 5,582 | 486 | 8.0% | 99.4% |
| Wayne | 7,344 | 6,883 | 461 | 6.3% | 77.9% |
| Whitley | 13,791 | 12,841 | 950 | 6.9% | 85.5% |
| Wolfe | 2,079 | 1,925 | 154 | 7.4% | 92.0% |
