Kentucky environmental attorney Sanders says unemployment increased in 119 out of 120 Kentucky counties in 2008-9.

Unemployment rates increased in 119 of Kentucky’s 120 counties between January 2008 and January 2009, according to a report issued by the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training. Menifee County had the highest unemployment rate, at 17.7 percent in Kentucky. Fayette County had the lowest, at 6.3 percent in the state.