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Breckinridge County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Breckinridge County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Breckinridge County economy

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    5.2% the month before

  • 8,489

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 20,722

    people in Breckinridge County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $53,673

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 26%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Breckinridge 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 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 5.2% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.9%, down 0.3 points from a year ago

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Breckinridge County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Breckinridge County 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.

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Job fairs and business events in Breckinridge County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Breckinridge County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Kentucky’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Kentucky unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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