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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's jobless rate rose to 10.7 percent in January.

The Office of Employment and Training released the latest unemployment rate Thursday.

Chief labor market analyst Justine Detzel said one bright spot was that Kentucky's trade, transportation and utilities sector rose by 2,900 jobs in January 2010. This area includes retail and wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing businesses and utilities.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a decrease of 36,488 jobs in Kentucky overall from January 2009 to January 2010.

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