| | Civilian Labor Force, 2022 | Persons Employed, 2022 | Persons Unemployed, 2022 | Unemployment Rate, 2022 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2022 |
|
| United States | 164,287,000 | 158,291,000 | 5,996,000 | 3.6% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,135,996 | 11,700,293 | 435,703 | 3.6% | 98.4% |
| Kentucky | 2,030,274 | 1,948,312 | 81,962 | 4.0% | 110.6% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 424,740 | 403,583 | 21,157 | 5.0% | 136.5% |
|
| County |
| Adair | 7,139 | 6,802 | 337 | 4.7% | 129.3% |
| Bath | 4,701 | 4,450 | 251 | 5.3% | 146.3% |
| Bell | 8,074 | 7,653 | 421 | 5.2% | 142.9% |
| Boyd | 17,134 | 16,232 | 902 | 5.3% | 144.2% |
| Breathitt | 3,180 | 2,940 | 240 | 7.5% | 206.8% |
| Carter | 9,617 | 8,919 | 698 | 7.3% | 198.9% |
| Casey | 6,623 | 6,365 | 258 | 3.9% | 106.7% |
| Clark | 17,156 | 16,527 | 629 | 3.7% | 100.5% |
| Clay | 5,034 | 4,742 | 292 | 5.8% | 158.9% |
| Clinton | 3,611 | 3,432 | 179 | 5.0% | 135.8% |
| Cumberland | 3,362 | 3,252 | 110 | 3.3% | 89.6% |
| Edmonson | 4,695 | 4,461 | 234 | 5.0% | 136.6% |
| Elliott | 1,875 | 1,719 | 156 | 8.3% | 228.0% |
| Estill | 5,148 | 4,890 | 258 | 5.0% | 137.3% |
| Fleming | 5,993 | 5,718 | 275 | 4.6% | 125.7% |
| Floyd | 10,824 | 10,175 | 649 | 6.0% | 164.3% |
| Garrard | 7,806 | 7,497 | 309 | 4.0% | 108.5% |
| Green | 5,052 | 4,861 | 191 | 3.8% | 103.6% |
| Greenup | 12,901 | 12,132 | 769 | 6.0% | 163.3% |
| Harlan | 6,306 | 5,897 | 409 | 6.5% | 177.7% |
| Hart | 7,608 | 7,299 | 309 | 4.1% | 111.3% |
| Jackson | 4,114 | 3,875 | 239 | 5.8% | 159.2% |
| Johnson | 6,584 | 6,183 | 401 | 6.1% | 166.9% |
| Knott | 4,228 | 3,963 | 265 | 6.3% | 171.7% |
| Knox | 9,868 | 9,329 | 539 | 5.5% | 149.7% |
| Laurel | 24,935 | 23,867 | 1,068 | 4.3% | 117.4% |
| Lawrence | 5,582 | 5,276 | 306 | 5.5% | 150.2% |
| Lee | 2,069 | 1,954 | 115 | 5.6% | 152.3% |
| Leslie | 2,494 | 2,325 | 169 | 6.8% | 185.7% |
| Letcher | 5,891 | 5,521 | 370 | 6.3% | 172.1% |
| Lewis | 4,549 | 4,212 | 337 | 7.4% | 203.0% |
| Lincoln | 9,297 | 8,843 | 454 | 4.9% | 133.8% |
| Madison | 46,298 | 44,569 | 1,729 | 3.7% | 102.3% |
| Magoffin | 3,179 | 2,836 | 343 | 10.8% | 295.6% |
| Martin | 2,204 | 2,036 | 168 | 7.6% | 208.9% |
| McCreary | 4,679 | 4,428 | 251 | 5.4% | 147.0% |
| Menifee | 2,365 | 2,226 | 139 | 5.9% | 161.0% |
| Metcalfe | 3,898 | 3,718 | 180 | 4.6% | 126.5% |
| Monroe | 4,572 | 4,416 | 156 | 3.4% | 93.5% |
| Montgomery | 11,852 | 11,301 | 551 | 4.6% | 127.4% |
| Morgan | 4,165 | 3,942 | 223 | 5.4% | 146.7% |
| Nicholas | 3,279 | 3,141 | 138 | 4.2% | 115.3% |
| Owsley | 1,069 | 993 | 76 | 7.1% | 194.8% |
| Perry | 7,909 | 7,499 | 410 | 5.2% | 142.0% |
| Pike | 18,891 | 17,889 | 1,002 | 5.3% | 145.3% |
| Powell | 5,215 | 4,993 | 222 | 4.3% | 116.6% |
| Pulaski | 25,205 | 24,026 | 1,179 | 4.7% | 128.2% |
| Robertson | 811 | 769 | 42 | 5.2% | 141.9% |
| Rockcastle | 6,415 | 6,109 | 306 | 4.8% | 130.7% |
| Rowan | 10,069 | 9,591 | 478 | 4.7% | 130.1% |
| Russell | 6,220 | 5,904 | 316 | 5.1% | 139.2% |
| Wayne | 7,004 | 6,644 | 360 | 5.1% | 140.8% |
| Whitley | 13,816 | 13,194 | 622 | 4.5% | 123.4% |
| Wolfe | 2,175 | 2,048 | 127 | 5.8% | 160.0% |
