Fayette County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fayette County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Fayette County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
181,570
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
321,122
people in Fayette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,631
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fayette County layoffs

4
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
1,052
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers

WARN notices filed in Fayette County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 16, 2026	VestisTakes effect Aug 15, 2026	Fayette County	32	Closure	State record
May 5, 2026	UK HealthCare-HIV Program OperationsTakes effect Jun 30, 2026	Fayette County	61	Closure	State record
May 5, 2026	University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science	Fayette County	36	—	State record
Apr 29, 2026	Aramark Campus, LLCTakes effect Jun 30, 2026	Fayette County	923	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Fayette County

Colleges in Fayette County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Kentucky	Lexington	Public 4-year	20,000+
Transylvania University	Lexington	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Lexington Theological Seminary	Lexington	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fayette 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

Kentucky Career Center - Lexington
Lexington · Comprehensive · 859-267-2223
8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Fayette County?

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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.