| | Civilian Labor Force, 2018 | Persons Employed, 2018 | Persons Unemployed, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 |
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| United States | 162,075,000 | 155,761,000 | 6,314,000 | 3.9% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,072,930 | 11,566,708 | 506,222 | 4.2% | 107.6% |
| Kentucky | 2,057,791 | 1,968,611 | 89,180 | 4.3% | 111.2% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 433,798 | 409,314 | 24,484 | 5.6% | 144.9% |
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| County |
| Adair | 7,203 | 6,845 | 358 | 5.0% | 127.6% |
| Bath | 4,615 | 4,303 | 312 | 6.8% | 173.5% |
| Bell | 8,489 | 7,957 | 532 | 6.3% | 160.9% |
| Boyd | 17,944 | 16,882 | 1,062 | 5.9% | 151.9% |
| Breathitt | 3,623 | 3,360 | 263 | 7.3% | 186.3% |
| Carter | 9,846 | 8,938 | 908 | 9.2% | 236.7% |
| Casey | 6,720 | 6,405 | 315 | 4.7% | 120.3% |
| Clark | 17,155 | 16,446 | 709 | 4.1% | 106.1% |
| Clay | 5,220 | 4,853 | 367 | 7.0% | 180.5% |
| Clinton | 3,871 | 3,660 | 211 | 5.5% | 139.9% |
| Cumberland | 3,122 | 2,983 | 139 | 4.5% | 114.3% |
| Edmonson | 4,816 | 4,559 | 257 | 5.3% | 137.0% |
| Elliott | 2,053 | 1,861 | 192 | 9.4% | 240.1% |
| Estill | 5,324 | 5,034 | 290 | 5.4% | 139.8% |
| Fleming | 6,087 | 5,754 | 333 | 5.5% | 140.4% |
| Floyd | 10,928 | 10,214 | 714 | 6.5% | 167.7% |
| Garrard | 7,671 | 7,328 | 343 | 4.5% | 114.8% |
| Green | 5,084 | 4,868 | 216 | 4.2% | 109.1% |
| Greenup | 13,448 | 12,561 | 887 | 6.6% | 169.3% |
| Harlan | 6,549 | 6,069 | 480 | 7.3% | 188.1% |
| Hart | 8,054 | 7,732 | 322 | 4.0% | 102.6% |
| Jackson | 4,096 | 3,809 | 287 | 7.0% | 179.9% |
| Johnson | 6,769 | 6,308 | 461 | 6.8% | 174.8% |
| Knott | 4,411 | 4,110 | 301 | 6.8% | 175.2% |
| Knox | 10,012 | 9,381 | 631 | 6.3% | 161.8% |
| Laurel | 24,832 | 23,561 | 1,271 | 5.1% | 131.4% |
| Lawrence | 5,071 | 4,704 | 367 | 7.2% | 185.8% |
| Lee | 2,086 | 1,952 | 134 | 6.4% | 164.9% |
| Leslie | 2,623 | 2,437 | 186 | 7.1% | 182.0% |
| Letcher | 6,257 | 5,855 | 402 | 6.4% | 164.9% |
| Lewis | 4,707 | 4,314 | 393 | 8.3% | 214.3% |
| Lincoln | 9,356 | 8,884 | 472 | 5.0% | 129.5% |
| Madison | 46,933 | 45,118 | 1,815 | 3.9% | 99.3% |
| Magoffin | 2,933 | 2,556 | 377 | 12.9% | 329.9% |
| Martin | 2,799 | 2,620 | 179 | 6.4% | 164.2% |
| McCreary | 4,637 | 4,345 | 292 | 6.3% | 161.6% |
| Menifee | 2,320 | 2,143 | 177 | 7.6% | 195.8% |
| Metcalfe | 4,120 | 3,947 | 173 | 4.2% | 107.8% |
| Monroe | 4,700 | 4,504 | 196 | 4.2% | 107.0% |
| Montgomery | 11,680 | 10,984 | 696 | 6.0% | 153.0% |
| Morgan | 4,479 | 4,194 | 285 | 6.4% | 163.3% |
| Nicholas | 3,286 | 3,134 | 152 | 4.6% | 118.7% |
| Owsley | 1,139 | 1,055 | 84 | 7.4% | 189.3% |
| Perry | 8,167 | 7,654 | 513 | 6.3% | 161.2% |
| Pike | 20,001 | 18,827 | 1,174 | 5.9% | 150.7% |
| Powell | 5,022 | 4,723 | 299 | 6.0% | 152.8% |
| Pulaski | 26,035 | 24,726 | 1,309 | 5.0% | 129.1% |
| Robertson | 802 | 763 | 39 | 4.9% | 124.8% |
| Rockcastle | 6,641 | 6,310 | 331 | 5.0% | 127.9% |
| Rowan | 10,537 | 9,990 | 547 | 5.2% | 133.3% |
| Russell | 6,284 | 5,920 | 364 | 5.8% | 148.7% |
| Wayne | 7,586 | 7,058 | 528 | 7.0% | 178.7% |
| Whitley | 13,752 | 13,059 | 693 | 5.0% | 129.4% |
| Wolfe | 1,903 | 1,757 | 146 | 7.7% | 196.9% |
