as of September, 2021:
| County | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | Labor Force |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | 6,523 | 288 | 4.2 | 6,811 |
| Allen | 8,453 | 299 | 3.4 | 8,752 |
| Anderson | 10,902 | 384 | 3.4 | 11,286 |
| Ballard | 3,138 | 150 | 4.6 | 3,288 |
| Barren | 16,971 | 765 | 4.3 | 17,736 |
| Bath | 4,152 | 224 | 5.1 | 4,376 |
| Bell | 7,713 | 390 | 4.8 | 8,103 |
| Boone | 68,381 | 2,228 | 3.2 | 70,609 |
| Bourbon | 9,044 | 324 | 3.5 | 9,368 |
| Boyd | 16,159 | 890 | 5.2 | 17,049 |
| Boyle | 11,803 | 505 | 4.1 | 12,308 |
| Bracken | 3,619 | 139 | 3.7 | 3,758 |
| Breathitt | 2,905 | 280 | 8.8 | 3,185 |
| Breckinridge | 7,278 | 339 | 4.5 | 7,617 |
| Bullitt | 40,381 | 1,378 | 3.3 | 41,759 |
| Butler | 4,742 | 187 | 3.8 | 4,929 |
| Caldwell | 5,278 | 208 | 3.8 | 5,486 |
| Calloway | 16,031 | 666 | 4.0 | 16,697 |
| Campbell | 48,381 | 1,701 | 3.4 | 50,082 |
| Carlisle | 2,077 | 72 | 3.4 | 2,149 |
| Carroll | 4,800 | 177 | 3.6 | 4,977 |
| Carter | 8,764 | 666 | 7.1 | 9,430 |
| Casey | 6,251 | 223 | 3.4 | 6,474 |
| Christian | 23,349 | 1,199 | 4.9 | 24,548 |
| Clark | 15,952 | 613 | 3.7 | 16,565 |
| Clay | 4,726 | 306 | 6.1 | 5,032 |
| Clinton | 3,699 | 150 | 3.9 | 3,849 |
| Crittenden | 3,361 | 135 | 3.9 | 3,496 |
| Cumberland | 3,227 | 93 | 2.8 | 3,320 |
| Daviess | 42,818 | 1,641 | 3.7 | 44,459 |
| Edmonson | 4,357 | 187 | 4.1 | 4,544 |
| Elliott | 1,757 | 127 | 6.7 | 1,884 |
| Estill | 4,729 | 212 | 4.3 | 4,941 |
| Fayette | 162,961 | 5,514 | 3.3 | 168,475 |
| Fleming | 5,565 | 248 | 4.3 | 5,813 |
| Floyd | 9,486 | 673 | 6.6 | 10,159 |
| Franklin | 22,842 | 894 | 3.8 | 23,736 |
| Fulton | 1,853 | 90 | 4.6 | 1,943 |
| Gallatin | 3,885 | 146 | 3.6 | 4,031 |
| Garrard | 7,101 | 294 | 4.0 | 7,395 |
| Grant | 11,041 | 430 | 3.7 | 11,471 |
| Graves | 14,600 | 575 | 3.8 | 15,175 |
| Grayson | 9,827 | 478 | 4.6 | 10,305 |
| Green | 4,851 | 160 | 3.2 | 5,011 |
| Greenup | 12,117 | 740 | 5.8 | 12,857 |
| Hancock | 3,566 | 138 | 3.7 | 3,704 |
| Hardin | 44,340 | 1,783 | 3.9 | 46,123 |
| Harlan | 5,654 | 485 | 7.9 | 6,139 |
| Harrison | 8,207 | 294 | 3.5 | 8,501 |
| Hart | 7,102 | 272 | 3.7 | 7,374 |
| Henderson | 19,434 | 766 | 3.8 | 20,200 |
| Henry | 7,798 | 251 | 3.1 | 8,049 |
| Hickman | 1,573 | 64 | 3.9 | 1,637 |
| Hopkins | 17,410 | 795 | 4.4 | 18,205 |
| Jackson | 3,701 | 225 | 5.7 | 3,926 |
| Jefferson | 373,291 | 14,285 | 3.7 | 387,576 |
| Jessamine | 24,788 | 867 | 3.4 | 25,655 |
| Johnson | 5,925 | 407 | 6.4 | 6,332 |
| Kenton | 83,656 | 2,971 | 3.4 | 86,627 |
| Knott | 4,012 | 276 | 6.4 | 4,288 |
| Knox | 9,449 | 534 | 5.3 | 9,983 |
| Larue | 5,445 | 221 | 3.9 | 5,666 |
| Laurel | 23,905 | 958 | 3.9 | 24,863 |
| Lawrence | 4,718 | 280 | 5.6 | 4,998 |
| Lee | 1,841 | 97 | 5.0 | 1,938 |
| Leslie | 2,364 | 179 | 7.0 | 2,543 |
| Letcher | 5,545 | 411 | 6.9 | 5,956 |
| Lewis | 4,128 | 283 | 6.4 | 4,411 |
| Lincoln | 8,711 | 416 | 4.6 | 9,127 |
| Livingston | 3,270 | 180 | 5.2 | 3,450 |
| Logan | 11,384 | 395 | 3.4 | 11,779 |
| Lyon | 2,905 | 113 | 3.7 | 3,018 |
| Madison | 43,261 | 1,588 | 3.5 | 44,849 |
| Magoffin | 2,769 | 347 | 11.1 | 3,116 |
| Marion | 8,677 | 333 | 3.7 | 9,010 |
| Marshall | 14,182 | 528 | 3.6 | 14,710 |
| Martin | 2,145 | 182 | 7.8 | 2,327 |
| Mason | 6,492 | 311 | 4.6 | 6,803 |
| McCracken | 26,471 | 1,221 | 4.4 | 27,692 |
| McCreary | 4,760 | 225 | 4.5 | 4,985 |
| McLean | 3,788 | 142 | 3.6 | 3,930 |
| Meade | 10,947 | 497 | 4.3 | 11,444 |
| Menifee | 2,034 | 119 | 5.5 | 2,153 |
| Mercer | 9,333 | 369 | 3.8 | 9,702 |
| Metcalfe | 3,737 | 168 | 4.3 | 3,905 |
| Monroe | 4,313 | 161 | 3.6 | 4,474 |
| Montgomery | 10,354 | 504 | 4.6 | 10,858 |
| Morgan | 4,093 | 209 | 4.9 | 4,302 |
| Muhlenberg | 8,892 | 532 | 5.6 | 9,424 |
| Nelson | 21,889 | 765 | 3.4 | 22,654 |
| Nicholas | 3,066 | 120 | 3.8 | 3,186 |
| Ohio | 8,349 | 408 | 4.7 | 8,757 |
| Oldham | 31,663 | 919 | 2.8 | 32,582 |
| Owen | 4,931 | 175 | 3.4 | 5,106 |
| Owsley | 955 | 66 | 6.5 | 1,021 |
| Pendleton | 6,648 | 240 | 3.5 | 6,888 |
| Perry | 7,519 | 442 | 5.6 | 7,961 |
| Pike | 17,198 | 1,055 | 5.8 | 18,253 |
| Powell | 4,833 | 205 | 4.1 | 5,038 |
| Pulaski | 24,220 | 1,070 | 4.2 | 25,290 |
| Robertson | 753 | 27 | 3.5 | 780 |
| Rockcastle | 5,995 | 262 | 4.2 | 6,257 |
| Rowan | 9,076 | 444 | 4.7 | 9,520 |
| Russell | 5,796 | 272 | 4.5 | 6,068 |
| Scott | 27,616 | 892 | 3.1 | 28,508 |
| Shelby | 24,410 | 750 | 3.0 | 25,160 |
| Simpson | 8,547 | 304 | 3.4 | 8,851 |
| Spencer | 9,913 | 311 | 3.0 | 10,224 |
| Taylor | 12,245 | 403 | 3.2 | 12,648 |
| Todd | 5,147 | 165 | 3.1 | 5,312 |
| Trigg | 5,772 | 250 | 4.2 | 6,022 |
| Trimble | 3,621 | 145 | 3.9 | 3,766 |
| Union | 5,849 | 231 | 3.8 | 6,080 |
| Warren | 60,664 | 2,189 | 3.5 | 62,853 |
| Washington | 5,860 | 201 | 3.3 | 6,061 |
| Wayne | 7,043 | 318 | 4.3 | 7,361 |
| Webster | 5,206 | 191 | 3.5 | 5,397 |
| Whitley | 13,230 | 578 | 4.2 | 13,808 |
| Wolfe | 1,914 | 108 | 5.3 | 2,022 |
| Woodford | 14,232 | 416 | 2.8 | 14,648 |