Pulaski County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pulaski County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 16 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pulaski County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
28,125
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
65,503
people in Pulaski County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,943
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pulaski County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Pulaski 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 Pulaski 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.

LifePoint Health6 open roles
Affinity Executive Search1 open role
Altius Search Group1 open role
BestLogic Staffing1 open role
Carrington West1 open role
Charter Communications1 open role
Cintas1 open role
iHeartMedia1 open role
Liberty Staffing1 open role
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cumberlands Workforce Area
Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley

Cities in Pulaski County

Somerset16 jobs

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Pulaski 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.