Like most of the rest of Kentucky, Clinton County saw a rise in its unemployment rate in February higher than a year ago but slightly lower than the previous month, January, 2016.

Those latest figures from the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, show that Clinton County had a jobless rate of 9.8 percent this past February, compared with 9.9 percent the previous month, January, 2016.

Those figures compare with a rate of 9.0 percent in Clinton County a year ago in February, 2015.

For Clinton County in February, 2016, the 9.8 percent jobless rate was determined by using a base number of 3,830 in its civilian labor force, with 3,456 being on the job, leaving 374 in the ranks of unemployed.

Other area counties in the Lake Cumberland Area Development District and the jobless rate for each included: Cumberland (8.1), Pulaski (6.7), Russell (10.7) and Wayne (9.1).

Across the state, unemployment rates rose in 114 Kentucky counties between February 2015 and February 2016, fell in four counties (Casey, Jackson, Marion and Russell), and remained the same in two (Gallatin and Green).

Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the Commonwealth at 3.9 percent. It was followed by Fayette and Oldham counties, 4.3 percent each; Shelby County, 4.5 percent; Franklin and Scott counties, 4.7 percent each; and Anderson, Boone, Campbell and Spencer counties, 4.8 percent each.

Magoffin County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate at 21.6 percent. It was followed by Leslie County, 13.7 percent; Harlan County, 13.6 percent; Floyd County, 13.5 percent; Letcher County, 13.4 percent; Wolfe County, 13.3 percent; Elliott County, 13.1 percent; Knott County, 12.9 percent; and Lawrence and Owsley counties, 12.8 percent each.

In contrast to the monthly national and state data, unemployment statistics for counties are not seasonally adjusted. The comparable, unadjusted state unemployment rate for the state was 6.3 percent for February 2016, and 5.2 percent for the nation.

Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and are compiled to measure trends rather than actually to count people working. Civilian labor force statistics include non-military workers and unemployed Kentuckians who are actively seeking work. They do not include unemployed Kentuckians who have not looked for employment within the past four weeks. The statistics in this news release are not seasonally adjusted because of the small sample size for each county. The data should only be compared to the same month in previous years.

Learn more about Kentucky labor market information at www.kylmi.ky.gov .