Columbia, KY jobs, layoffs and employers
Columbia layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Columbia in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Columbia
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Wilson College | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Columbia. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Cumberlands Workforce Area
Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley
Kentucky Career Center Adair County - Columbia
Columbia · Affiliate · 270-384-1741
Mon-Fri, 8:00am-4:00pm
Adair County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
8,182
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,016
people in Adair County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,316
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laid off or looking for work in Columbia?
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Kentucky’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.