Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Rate 2021. (march 11, 2021) — kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary january 2021 unemployment rate was 5.3%, according to the kentucky center for statistics. 2021 taxable wage base base per worker will remain at $10,800 per worker.
That amount, known as the taxable wage base, increases slightly every year in kentucky. As of january 1, 1985, kentucky's unemployment insurance program offered a maximum wba of $140 for up to 26 weeks. Legislation passed during the 2021 legislative session to freeze the rate schedule saved employers an estimated $100 per covered employee.