Wayne and McCreary counties shared the area’s highest unemployment rate at 5.7% for August 2026, holding relatively steady compared to historical shifts from prior cycles (such as August 2025’s local peaks around 5.9%), while neighboring communities were slightly less with Clinton County registering 4.9%, Pulaski County tracking at 4.4%, and Russell County recording the immediate area’s lowest jobless rate at 4.0%.
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