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Russell County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Russell County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Russell County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 8,173

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 18,117

    people in Russell County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $50,520

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Russell County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Russell 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 Russell 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.

  1. Bruss1 open role
  2. Bruss N. A.1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Russell 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

  • Kentucky Career Center - Russell County

    Russell Springs · Affiliate

    8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday

Cities in Russell County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Russell 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.