Spencer County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Spencer County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Spencer County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
10,284
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,875
people in Spencer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$98,333
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Spencer County layoffs

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

Greater Louisville Workforce Development Board
Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Spencer County?

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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.