Some striking unemployment figures for the Bluegrass Region: Since 1990, the highest monthly unemployment figure was 5.5% – in June of this year the figure was 9.1%.
Over the 18 years from 1990 until 2008, the longest stretch with above 5% unemployment was three months. Since May of 2008, we have had 15 months of unemployment above 5%, and its been over 7% for at least six months. Continue reading
