Kenton County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kenton County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 90 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kenton County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
93,687
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
169,817
people in Kenton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,421
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kenton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Kenton 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 Kenton 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.

DHL11 open roles
Amazon9 open roles
Fidelity Investments8 open roles
Broadridge5 open roles
DSV4 open roles
Crown Staffing2 open roles
Definity2 open roles
Eliassen Group2 open roles
Encompass Health2 open roles
Hy-Tek Intralogistics2 open roles

Colleges in Kenton County

Colleges in Kenton County
College	City	Type	Students
Thomas More University	Crestview Hills	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment Board
Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton

Kentucky Career Center - Covington
Covington · Comprehensive · 859-292-6666
Monday-Friday 8am - 4:30pm, Walk-in and appointments available
Kenton County Public Library- Erlanger Branch (Access Point)
Erlanger · Affiliate · 859-962-4000
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Kenton County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Kenton 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.