Marshall County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Marshall County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Marshall County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
13,869
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
31,728
people in Marshall County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,611
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Marshall County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
1,628
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Marshall County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 31, 2026	Blue Oval SK Group/Battery PlantTakes effect Dec 16, 2025	Hardin	1,514	Closure	State record
Mar 24, 2026	CC Metals and AlloysTakes effect Mar 17, 2026	Marshall	114	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Marshall 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.

Arkema4 open roles
Wacker2 open roles
Arthur J. Gallagher1 open role
Ashland1 open role
Ball Arena1 open role
Gallagher1 open role
Gallagher Bassett1 open role
ISP Chemicals1 open role
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment1 open role
Vibra Healthcare1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

West Kentucky Workforce Development Board
Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg

Cities in Marshall County

Benton7 jobs
Hardin

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Marshall 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.