Muhlenberg County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Muhlenberg County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Muhlenberg County economy

4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
11,575
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
30,712
people in Muhlenberg County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,672
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Muhlenberg County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Muhlenberg 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Muhlenberg 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

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Laid off or looking for work in Muhlenberg County?

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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.