Woodford County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Woodford County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Woodford County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
15,135
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
27,017
people in Woodford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,006
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Woodford County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Woodford 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 Woodford 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.

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers2 open roles
Aston Carter1 open role

Colleges in Woodford County

Colleges in Woodford County
College	City	Type	Students
Frontier Nursing University	Versailles	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Midway University	Midway	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Bluegrass Workforce Innovation Board
Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, Woodford

Cities in Woodford County

Versailles3 jobs
Midway

Other Kentucky counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Woodford 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.