In Kentucky, unemployment insurance premiums have risen from $8.50 per month in March to $13.50 in November.According to the Kentucky Insurance Department, that is a 33 percent increase in the past year.In a statement, the agency said, “Since October, the unemployment insurance rate in Kentucky has risen from 9.4 percent to 10.4.The increase is not […]
6,917 Kentucky workers are claiming unemployment insurance again, with the number of people claiming the benefits hitting a new all-time high of nearly 6.6 million.The latest figures from the Kentucky Employment Department show that nearly 3.2 million Kentuckians are now claiming unemployment benefits, up from 3.0 million the previous week.Unemployment benefits are only available to […]