Knox County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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

Knox County economy

5.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.3% the month before
9,844
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
30,034
people in Knox County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$33,153
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Knox County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Knox 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 Knox County

Colleges in Knox County
College	City	Type	Students
Union Commonwealth University	Barbourville	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Knox 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 JobSight
Barbourville · Affiliate · 606-546-2639
Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Knox County

Barbourville

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Knox 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.