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Henry County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Henry County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Henry County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 7,341

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 15,774

    people in Henry County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $60,736

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 28%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Henry County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Henry 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 Henry County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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Laid off or looking for work in Henry 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.