22 July 2021 - Dalton Godbey (WDRB)
The unemployment rate in Kentucky rose 1.6% in just 30 days last month.
The rate sat at 3.9% unemployed in May, and surged to 5.5% in the month of June.
"One of the things we're hearing from a lot of employers is that they have jobs and they're having a hard time finding people to fill those jobs," said Michael Clark, Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research for the University of Kentucky.