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Whitley County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Whitley County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 14 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Whitley County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.8% the month before

  • 15,918

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 36,755

    people in Whitley County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $41,719

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Whitley County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Whitley 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 Whitley 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. Akima Systems Engineering5 open roles
  2. ABB E-mobility1 open role
  3. Akima Infrastructure Protection1 open role
  4. DTS1 open role
  5. Grace Community Health1 open role
  6. Grace Health1 open role
  7. NANA Regional1 open role
  8. Serco North America1 open role
  9. University of the Cumberlands1 open role
  10. University Of The Cumberlands1 open role

Colleges in Whitley County

Colleges in Whitley County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburgPrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Whitley 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 - Corbin

    Corbin · Affiliate · 606-528-3460

    Tues - Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Cities in Whitley County

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

Laid off or looking for work in Whitley 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.