Jessamine County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jessamine County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Jessamine County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
28,231
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
53,792
people in Jessamine County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,886
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jessamine County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jessamine 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 Jessamine 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.

LockNet1 open role
Marshall Pediatric Therapy1 open role
Sports Facilities Companies1 open role
VOLT1 open role

Colleges in Jessamine County

Colleges in Jessamine County
College	City	Type	Students
Asbury Theological Seminary	Wilmore	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Asbury University	Wilmore	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jessamine 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

Jessamine Public Libraries
Nicholasville · Affiliate · 859-885-3523
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Jessamine County

Nicholasville4 jobs
Wilmore

Other Kentucky counties

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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.