Garrard County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Garrard County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Garrard County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
8,283
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
17,346
people in Garrard County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,572
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Garrard County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Garrard 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 Garrard 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.

Sazerac1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Garrard 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

Garrard Public Library
Lancaster · Affiliate · 859-792-3424
Monday-8:00am-4:30pm

Cities in Garrard County

Lancaster1 jobs

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Garrard 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.