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Madison County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Madison County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. Employers filed 10 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Madison County economy

  • 4.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.6% the month before

  • 47,416

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 94,064

    people in Madison County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,407

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Madison County layoffs

  • 10

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 231

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 3

    employers

WARN notices filed in Madison County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Battelle Memorial Institute E3Takes effect Jul 23, 2026Madison1ClosureState record
Battelle Memorial Institute E3Takes effect May 7, 2026Madison3ClosureState record
Battelle Memorial Institute E3Takes effect Mar 5, 2026Madison5ClosureState record
PARSONS CORPORATIONTakes effect Feb 3, 2026Madison8ClosureState record
Battelle Memorial Institute E3Takes effect Jan 29, 2026Madison30ClosureState record
PARSONS CORPORATIONTakes effect Jan 12, 2026Madison42ClosureState record
Bechtel Parsons Blue GrassTakes effect Jan 19, 2026Madison33ClosureState record
Battelle Memorial Institute E3Takes effect Jan 5, 2026Madison60ClosureState record
Battelle Memorial Institute E3Takes effect Dec 17, 2025Madison17ClosureState record
PARSONS CORPORATIONTakes effect Dec 15, 2025Madison32ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Madison 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. JCW Group2 open roles
  2. Astemo1 open role
  3. Baptist Health1 open role
  4. Baptist Healthcare System1 open role
  5. Charter Communications1 open role
  6. EnerSys1 open role
  7. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers1 open role
  8. Hitachi1 open role
  9. Jackson Hewitt1 open role
  10. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service1 open role

Colleges in Madison County

Colleges in Madison County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmondPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Berea CollegeBereaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Madison 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

Cities in Madison County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Madison 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.