Magoffin County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Magoffin County’s unemployment rate is 7.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Magoffin County economy

7.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
8.2% the month before
4,034
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
11,495
people in Magoffin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$33,632
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Magoffin County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Magoffin County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Employers hiring most in Magoffin 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.

1P284 the Carlyle Group Employee1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Magoffin 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

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Laid off or looking for work in Magoffin County?

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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.