Edmonson County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Edmonson County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Edmonson County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
5,094
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,243
people in Edmonson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$54,512
median household income
Source: Census ACS
24%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Edmonson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Edmonson 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

South Central Workforce Development Board
Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Warren

Edmonson County Public Library (Access Point)
Brownsville · Affiliate · 270-597-2146
Monday- Friday 9:00am-4:30pm

Cities in Edmonson County

Brownsville

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Edmonson 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.