Monticello, KY jobs, layoffs and employers

Monticello is in Wayne County.

Monticello layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Monticello in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Monticello. 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

Kentuck Career Center- Monticello
Monticello · Affiliate · 606-348-0075
Monday,Tuesday ,Thursday and Friday 8:00am-4:00pm Call for an appointment

Wayne County economy

5.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.7% the month before
6,820
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,592
people in Wayne County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$41,933
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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.