Nicholas County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Nicholas County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Nicholas County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
3,442
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,655
people in Nicholas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,616
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Nicholas County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Nicholas 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 Nicholas 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

Nicholas Publoic Library
Carlisle · Affiliate · 859-289-5595
Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Cities in Nicholas County

Carlisle

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Nicholas 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.