Ohio County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ohio County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Ohio County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.4% the month before
10,151
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
23,704
people in Ohio County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$54,369
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ohio County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Ohio 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

Employers hiring most in Ohio 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.

Neo Industries1 open role
Philip Morris International1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Green River Workforce Development Board
Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union, Webster

Ohio County Career Center
Hartford · Affiliate · 270-298-4408
Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm

Cities in Ohio County

Hartford

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Ohio 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.