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Wayne County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wayne County’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Wayne County economy

  • 5.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.7% the month before

  • 6,820

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 19,592

    people in Wayne County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $41,933

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 25%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wayne County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Wayne 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 Wayne 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. H&R Block1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wayne 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

  • Kentuck Career Center- Monticello

    Monticello · Affiliate · 606-348-0075

    Monday,Tuesday ,Thursday and Friday 8:00am-4:00pm Call for an appointment

Cities in Wayne County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Wayne 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.