Owen County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Owen County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Owen County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
5,283
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
11,270
people in Owen County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,706
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Owen County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Owen 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 Owen County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment Board
Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton

Owen County Public Library
Owenton · Affiliate · 502-484-3450
Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm

Cities in Owen County

Owenton

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Owen 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.