Fulton County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fulton County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fulton County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
2,518
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
6,440
people in Fulton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$36,834
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fulton County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
67
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Fulton County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 30, 2026	Stella-Jones CorporationTakes effect Jul 1, 2026	Fulton County	67	Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Fulton 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.

Tokai Carbon2 open roles
TRS Staffing Solutions1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

West Kentucky Workforce Development Board
Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg

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Laid off or looking for work in Fulton County?

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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.