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Clark County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Clark County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Clark County economy

  • 3.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 18,195

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 37,004

    people in Clark County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $67,824

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Clark County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Clark County 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

Employers hiring most in Clark County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Catalent Pharma Solutions4 open roles
  2. East Kentucky Power Cooperative3 open roles
  3. Aditi Consulting1 open role
  4. Infiltrator Water Technologies by ADS1 open role
  5. LifePoint Health1 open role
  6. Sonoco Products1 open role
  7. Thinking Ahead1 open role
  8. Tidal Wave1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Clark County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Bluegrass Workforce Innovation Board

    Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, Woodford

  • Clark Public Library

    Winchester · Affiliate · 859-744-5661

    Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

Cities in Clark County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Clark County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: 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.