| | Civilian Labor Force, 2023 | Persons Employed, 2023 | Persons Unemployed, 2023 | Unemployment Rate, 2023 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2023 |
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| United States | 167,116,000 | 161,037,000 | 6,080,000 | 3.6% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,251,069 | 11,840,591 | 410,478 | 3.4% | 92.1% |
| Kentucky | 2,026,263 | 1,941,994 | 84,269 | 4.2% | 114.3% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 424,110 | 402,033 | 22,077 | 5.2% | 143.1% |
|
| County |
| Adair | 7,216 | 6,853 | 363 | 5.0% | 138.3% |
| Bath | 4,571 | 4,313 | 258 | 5.6% | 155.1% |
| Bell | 8,259 | 7,795 | 464 | 5.6% | 154.4% |
| Boyd | 17,030 | 16,077 | 953 | 5.6% | 153.8% |
| Breathitt | 3,155 | 2,917 | 238 | 7.5% | 207.3% |
| Carter | 9,599 | 8,871 | 728 | 7.6% | 208.5% |
| Casey | 6,535 | 6,266 | 269 | 4.1% | 113.1% |
| Clark | 17,231 | 16,581 | 650 | 3.8% | 103.7% |
| Clay | 5,071 | 4,748 | 323 | 6.4% | 175.1% |
| Clinton | 3,430 | 3,252 | 178 | 5.2% | 142.6% |
| Cumberland | 3,456 | 3,339 | 117 | 3.4% | 93.1% |
| Edmonson | 4,769 | 4,527 | 242 | 5.1% | 139.5% |
| Elliott | 1,879 | 1,724 | 155 | 8.2% | 226.7% |
| Estill | 5,138 | 4,882 | 256 | 5.0% | 136.9% |
| Fleming | 5,886 | 5,603 | 283 | 4.8% | 132.2% |
| Floyd | 10,873 | 10,222 | 651 | 6.0% | 164.6% |
| Garrard | 7,901 | 7,591 | 310 | 3.9% | 107.8% |
| Green | 4,983 | 4,794 | 189 | 3.8% | 104.3% |
| Greenup | 12,840 | 12,001 | 839 | 6.5% | 179.6% |
| Harlan | 6,329 | 5,911 | 418 | 6.6% | 181.5% |
| Hart | 7,525 | 7,194 | 331 | 4.4% | 120.9% |
| Jackson | 4,116 | 3,884 | 232 | 5.6% | 154.9% |
| Johnson | 6,681 | 6,242 | 439 | 6.6% | 180.6% |
| Knott | 4,256 | 3,972 | 284 | 6.7% | 183.4% |
| Knox | 9,782 | 9,210 | 572 | 5.8% | 160.7% |
| Laurel | 24,678 | 23,568 | 1,110 | 4.5% | 123.6% |
| Lawrence | 5,594 | 5,273 | 321 | 5.7% | 157.7% |
| Lee | 2,155 | 2,030 | 125 | 5.8% | 159.4% |
| Leslie | 2,504 | 2,331 | 173 | 6.9% | 189.9% |
| Letcher | 5,959 | 5,586 | 373 | 6.3% | 172.0% |
| Lewis | 4,433 | 4,077 | 356 | 8.0% | 220.7% |
| Lincoln | 9,182 | 8,710 | 472 | 5.1% | 141.3% |
| Madison | 46,796 | 44,992 | 1,804 | 3.9% | 106.0% |
| Magoffin | 3,122 | 2,815 | 307 | 9.8% | 270.3% |
| Martin | 2,198 | 2,015 | 183 | 8.3% | 228.8% |
| McCreary | 4,638 | 4,363 | 275 | 5.9% | 163.0% |
| Menifee | 2,311 | 2,167 | 144 | 6.2% | 171.3% |
| Metcalfe | 3,846 | 3,663 | 183 | 4.8% | 130.8% |
| Monroe | 4,444 | 4,254 | 190 | 4.3% | 117.5% |
| Montgomery | 11,560 | 11,007 | 553 | 4.8% | 131.5% |
| Morgan | 4,370 | 4,146 | 224 | 5.1% | 140.9% |
| Nicholas | 3,302 | 3,161 | 141 | 4.3% | 117.4% |
| Owsley | 1,090 | 1,018 | 72 | 6.6% | 181.6% |
| Perry | 7,982 | 7,535 | 447 | 5.6% | 153.9% |
| Pike | 18,898 | 17,828 | 1,070 | 5.7% | 155.6% |
| Powell | 5,137 | 4,911 | 226 | 4.4% | 120.9% |
| Pulaski | 25,038 | 23,829 | 1,209 | 4.8% | 132.7% |
| Robertson | 784 | 743 | 41 | 5.2% | 143.7% |
| Rockcastle | 6,464 | 6,163 | 301 | 4.7% | 128.0% |
| Rowan | 10,178 | 9,648 | 530 | 5.2% | 143.1% |
| Russell | 6,333 | 5,996 | 337 | 5.3% | 146.3% |
| Wayne | 6,813 | 6,432 | 381 | 5.6% | 153.7% |
| Whitley | 13,680 | 13,026 | 654 | 4.8% | 131.4% |
| Wolfe | 2,110 | 1,977 | 133 | 6.3% | 173.3% |
