FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) — New statistics say the annual unemployment rates increased in 80 Kentucky counties in 2023, decreased in 22 and stayed the same in 18 counties.

The annual jobless rate for Woodford County was the lowest in the commonwealth in 2023 at 3.1%.

Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest annual unemployment rate in 2023 at 9.8%. It was followed by Martin County, 8.3%; Elliott County, 8.2% and Lewis County, 8%.