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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Kentucky after looking at the best places in Kentucky a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Kentucky, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Bluegrass State are:
Pikeville Monticello Middlesborough Somerset Williamsburg Mayfield Murray Corbin Central City Morehead
Read on to see how we did it.
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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Bluegrass State
After getting the data for every place in Kentucky, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Kentucky To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Pikeville
Population: 6,864Recent Job Growth: -3.01%Future Job Growth: 22.70%
2. Monticello
Population: 6,197Recent Job Growth: -2.06%Future Job Growth: 24.50%
3. Middlesborough
Population: 10,235Recent Job Growth: -1.57%Future Job Growth: 23.80%
4. Somerset
Population: 11,254Recent Job Growth: -2.39%Future Job Growth: 26.80%
5. Williamsburg
Population: 5,258Recent Job Growth: -2.27%Future Job Growth: 26.40%
6. Mayfield
Population: 10,048Recent Job Growth: -2.27%Future Job Growth: 27.00%
7. Murray
Population: 17,706Recent Job Growth: -7.43%Future Job Growth: 17.80%
8. Corbin
Population: 7,010Recent Job Growth: -2.27%Future Job Growth: 26.40%
9. Central City
Population: 5,955 Recent Job Growth: -4.98%Future Job Growth: 21.40%
10. Morehead
Population: 6,898Recent Job Growth: -3.70%Future Job Growth: 25.70%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Pikeville took the “top” spot as the worst city in Kentucky for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Kentucky, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Kentucky To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
pikeville 1
6,864
-3.01%
22.70%
monticello 2
6,197
-2.06%
24.50%
middlesborough 3
10,235
-1.57%
23.80%
somerset 4
11,254
-2.39%
26.80%
williamsburg 5
5,258
-2.27%
26.40%
mayfield 6
10,048
-2.27%
27.00%
murray 7
17,706
-7.43%
17.80%
corbin 8
7,010
-2.27%
26.40%
central city 9
5,955
-4.98%
21.40%
morehead 10
6,898
-3.70%
25.70%
columbia 11
4,461
-2.08%
28.30%
leitchfield 12
6,721
-1.84%
27.20%
greenville 13
4,403
-4.98%
21.40%
grayson 14
4,159
-0.39%
29.20%
danville 15
16,212
-2.35%
26.90%
london 16
6,797
-0.99%
30.00%
maysville 17
9,018
-2.14%
27.60%
glasgow 18
14,026
-1.39%
30.10%
hazard 19
5,117
-1.52%
26.10%
paducah 20
25,081
-0.91%
30.20%
richmond 21
31,508
-3.12%
27.70%
farley 22
4,473
-0.91%
30.60%
mount sterling 23
6,915
-0.74%
30.80%
lebanon 24
5,571
-0.68%
31.80%
harrodsburg 25
8,323
-0.37%
32.20%
cynthiana 26
6,406
-0.85%
31.70%
frankfort 27
26,745
-2.32%
28.80%
berea 28
13,651
-3.12%
27.70%
madisonville 29
19,745
-0.83%
31.20%
russellville 30
6,979
-1.09%
31.80%
carrollton 31
3,963
0.18%
33.00%
winchester 32
18,314
-0.67%
31.80%
hendron 33
4,435
-0.91%
30.60%
oak grove 34
7,427
0.75%
32.30%
fort campbell north 35
13,761
0.75%
32.30%
massac 36
4,744
-0.91%
30.60%
lawrenceburg 37
10,711
-2.32%
29.20%
paris 38
9,298
-0.67%
32.50%
benton 39
4,395
0.20%
32.40%
reidland 40
4,464
-0.91%
30.60%
princeton 41
6,331
-1.06%
32.00%
bardstown 42
12,291
0.25%
33.50%
hopkinsville 43
31,798
0.75%
33.00%
scottsville 44
4,267
0.70%
34.30%
campbellsville 45
10,138
0.77%
34.10%
nicholasville 46
27,865
-0.67%
32.30%
shively 47
15,282
0.25%
33.60%
elizabethtown 48
28,254
-0.36%
32.60%
radcliff 49
22,064
-0.36%
32.60%
henderson 50
28,728
-0.50%
33.20%
franklin 51
8,431
0.04%
34.10%
louisville 52
741,285
0.25%
33.60%
fort knox 53
10,919
-0.36%
32.60%
st. matthews
54
17,529
0.25%
33.60%
lyndon 55
10,992
0.25%
33.60%
versailles 56
8,678
-0.68%
32.90%
lexington-fayette
57
296,766
-0.67%
32.70%
vine grove 58
4,809
-0.36%
32.60%
owensboro 59
57,361
0.15%
34.30%
georgetown 60
29,016
-0.67%
32.70%
shepherdsville 61
11,209
0.25%
33.90%
flatwoods 62
7,465
1.12%
35.20%
middletown 63
7,164
0.25%
33.60%
bowling green 64
58,632
1.40%
36.80%
douglass hills 65
5,512
0.25%
33.60%
ashland 66
21,611
1.13%
36.40%
covington 67
40,776
1.63%
37.10%
hillview 68
8,839
0.25%
33.90%
mount washington 69
9,181
0.25%
33.90%
hurstbourne 70
4,226
0.25%
33.60%
prospect 71
4,705
0.25%
33.60%
jeffersontown 72
26,694
0.25%
34.30%
newport 73
15,398
1.63%
37.70%
williamstown 74
3,996
1.63%
37.30%
la grange 75
8,067
0.25%
34.90%
dayton 76
5,364
1.63%
37.70%
highland heights 77
6,888
1.63%
37.70%
shelbyville 78
14,081
0.25%
35.00%
crestwood 79
4,488
0.25%
34.90%
fort thomas 80
16,207
1.63%
37.70%
bellevue 81
5,959
1.63%
37.70%
buckner 82
5,558
0.25%
34.90%
elsmere 83
8,430
1.63%
37.80%
alexandria 84
8,494
1.63%
37.70%
cold spring 85
5,864
1.63%
37.70%
erlanger 86
18,084
1.63%
37.80%
ludlow 87
4,483
1.63%
37.80%
independence 88
24,586
1.63%
37.80%
fort mitchell 89
8,198
1.63%
37.80%
crescent springs 90
3,901
1.63%
37.80%
taylor mill 91
6,647
1.63%
37.80%
edgewood 92
8,651
1.63%
37.80%
fort wright 93
5,698
1.63%
37.80%
villa hills 94
7,417
1.63%
37.80%
florence 95
30,201
1.63%
38.40%
burlington 96
16,298
1.63%
38.20%
oakbrook 97
8,812
1.63%
38.20%
hebron 98
5,896
1.63%
38.20%
francisville 99
8,742
1.63%
38.20%
union 100
5,357
1.63%
38.20%
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