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Hardin County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hardin County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 72 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hardin County economy

  • 4.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.7% the month before

  • 49,567

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 111,452

    people in Hardin County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $67,608

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hardin County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hardin 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 Hardin 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. Encompass Health3 open roles
  2. The Edge Group3 open roles
  3. Universal Health Services3 open roles
  4. Activ8 Recruitment & Solutions2 open roles
  5. Baptist Health Kentucky2 open roles
  6. Big Sandy Superstore2 open roles
  7. DEFTEC2 open roles
  8. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers2 open roles
  9. Nolin RECC2 open roles
  10. Signature HealthCARE2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Kentucky Career Center - Lincoln Trail

    Elizabethtown · Comprehensive · 270-766-5115

    8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

  • VA.Regional Benefit Office -Transition Assistance Program (TAP)

    Fort Knox · Affiliate · 502-287-5459

    Tuesdays and Wednesday 8:30am-4:00pm

Cities in Hardin County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Hardin 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.