Jackson County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jackson County’s unemployment rate is 6.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Jackson County economy

6.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.9% the month before
3,898
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
13,003
people in Jackson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$41,410
median household income
Source: Census ACS
24%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jackson County layoffs

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

Eastern Kentucky Workforce Development Board
Bell, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Wolfe

Kentucky Career Center - Jackson County - McKee
Mckee · Affiliate · 606-364-4484
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Jackson County

McKee

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Jackson 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.