Bell County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.0% the month before
7,471
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
23,878
people in Bell County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$32,403
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Bell County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Bell County 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 Bell County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | Pineville | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bell County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Eastern Kentucky Workforce Development Board
Bell, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Wolfe
Kentucky Career Center - Pineville
Pineville · Affiliate
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Kentucky’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.