Breathitt County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Breathitt County economy
5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
4,047
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
13,438
people in Breathitt County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$41,101
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Breathitt County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Breathitt 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 Breathitt County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College | Jackson | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Breathitt 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
Middle Kentucky Community Action Partnership, Inc.
Jackson · Affiliate · 606-666-2369
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Cities in Breathitt County
Other Kentucky counties
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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.