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Jefferson County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jefferson County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 8 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2,417 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jefferson County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 401,854

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 777,392

    people in Jefferson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $67,849

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jefferson County layoffs

  • 8

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 800

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 7

    employers

WARN notices filed in Jefferson County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
RNDC of Kentucky, LLCTakes effect Oct 12, 2026Jefferson County - Louisville206—State record
ConduentTakes effect Jun 29, 2026Jefferson County - Louisville24—State record
Congo Brands (Alani, Prime, 3D Energy)Takes effect Jun 26, 2026Jefferson28—State record
RNDC of Kentucky, LLCTakes effect Jun 18, 2026Jefferson County - Louisville174ClosureState record
Legacy Supply ChainTakes effect Apr 1, 2026Jefferson County - Louisville123ClosureState record
Bluegrass UPS FacilityTakes effect Apr 1, 2026Jefferson County - Louisville65ClosureState record
Marsden Services LLCTakes effect Apr 16, 2026Jefferson County - Louisville106—State record
T-Mobile USA, Inc.Takes effect Jan 31, 2026Jefferson County - Louisville74—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Jefferson 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. Deloitte56 open roles
  2. Humana56 open roles
  3. Norton Healthcare38 open roles
  4. PwC21 open roles
  5. Confidential19 open roles
  6. Lumen18 open roles
  7. GE Appliances17 open roles
  8. Vaco16 open roles
  9. Charter Communications14 open roles
  10. Domino's Franchise14 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Jefferson County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Jefferson County

Colleges in Jefferson County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of LouisvilleLouisvillePublic 4-year20,000+
Bellarmine UniversityLouisvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Spalding UniversityLouisvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryLouisvillePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Simmons College of KentuckyLouisvillePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Jefferson County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Jefferson County. 12 with dates announced.

Showing 12 of 13 conferences, 12 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus

    Louisville · Comprehensive · 502-388-3010

    Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Cities in Jefferson County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Jefferson 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.