Bowling Green, KY jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Director, Distribution Center (Bowling Green, KY)Dollar General
- Vice President of OperationsTOP DOG
- Assistant Pool Manager - Russell Sims Aquatic CenterCity of Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Water Park Manager - Russell Sims Aquatic CenterCity of Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Pool ManagerCity of Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Recreation Staff Assistant I - (Parker Bennett)City of Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Membership Sales Manager - Bowling Green, KYGlobal Medical Response
- Litigation Paralegal in TrainingMorgan & Morgan
- Employment Law AttorneyMorgan & Morgan
- Litigation AttorneyMorgan & Morgan
Employers hiring most in Bowling Green
- Colgate Palmolive5 open roles
- City of Bowling Green, Kentucky4 open roles
- Morgan & Morgan4 open roles
- Charter Communications2 open roles
- Dollar General2 open roles
- Magna International2 open roles
- TechFlow Solutions2 open roles
- Western Kentucky University2 open roles
- ARK Hospitality1 open role
- Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems1 open role
Largest employers headquartered in Bowling Green
- Western Kentucky University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Bowling Green layoffs
No layoff notices naming Bowling Green in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Bowling Green
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky University | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Warren County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 7.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 10.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,181 jobs), hotels & food (+848 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Bowling Green. Each link goes to the publisher.
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bowling Green. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Kentucky? How to file for unemployment in Kentucky (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- South Central Workforce Development Board
Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Warren
Kentucky Career Center - Bowling Green
Bowling Green · Comprehensive · 270-746-7425
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Warren County Adult Education;SC Ky technical College-(Access Point)
Bowling Green · Affiliate · 270-901-1089
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Warren County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
75,723
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
137,549
people in Warren County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,801
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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