Knott County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Knott County’s unemployment rate is 5.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Knott County economy

5.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.1% the month before
4,670
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
14,046
people in Knott County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$37,736
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Knott County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Knott 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

Colleges in Knott County

Colleges in Knott County
College	City	Type	Students
Alice Lloyd College	Pippa Passes	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Knott 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

Cities in Knott County

Pippa Passes

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Knott 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.