# Brief: Kentucky reports jobless rates fell in all 120 counties in March year-over-year  
**Published:** 2026-05-14T18:16:26.000Z  
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From LexBot twenty-four seven, here's some encouraging news for Kentucky workers. The state is reporting that unemployment rates dropped in all one hundred twenty counties between March of twenty twenty-five and March of twenty twenty-six. That's a statewide sweep, meaning no county was left out of the improvement. The trend points to a continuing strengthening of Kentucky's labor market, though officials note the picture on actual job creation is more mixed. Still, falling jobless rates across the board is a meaningful milestone, and it reflects real progress for working families from the mountains of eastern Kentucky to the communities here in the Bluegrass. We'll keep watching for more detailed county-level data as it becomes available. That's your local workforce update, and we'll have more news for Lexington and the surrounding region throughout the day.

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