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Laurel County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Laurel County’s unemployment rate is 5.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Laurel County economy

  • 5.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.3% the month before

  • 23,029

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 62,731

    people in Laurel County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $56,999

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Laurel County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Laurel 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 Laurel 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. Apple2 open roles
  2. Blockchain2 open roles
  3. Trainline2 open roles
  4. Amazon1 open role
  5. Dept1 open role
  6. Merkle Science1 open role
  7. Partnerize1 open role
  8. Serco North America1 open role
  9. Spero Health1 open role
  10. Spotify1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Cumberlands Workforce Area

    Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley

  • Kentucky Career Center - Laurel County

    London · Affiliate · 606-330-2115

    Tuesday 8am-4pm; Thursday 8am-4pm

Cities in Laurel County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Laurel 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.