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Daviess County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Daviess County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 39 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Daviess County economy

  • 3.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 49,074

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 103,195

    people in Daviess County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $65,323

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Daviess County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Daviess 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 Daviess 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. Philip Morris International7 open roles
  2. Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline3 open roles
  3. Atmos Energy2 open roles
  4. Charter Communications2 open roles
  5. Unifirst2 open roles
  6. Unitedhealth Group2 open roles
  7. Boardwalk Pipeline1 open role
  8. Carters1 open role
  9. Driven Brands Holdings1 open role
  10. Enhabit1 open role

Colleges in Daviess County

Colleges in Daviess County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Brescia UniversityOwensboroPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboroPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Kentucky Career Center - Green River

    Owensboro · Comprehensive · 270-687-7297

    8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday

Cities in Daviess County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Daviess 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.