Daviess County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
49,197
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
103,195
people in Daviess County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,323
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Daviess County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 5.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+694 jobs), hotels & food (+546 jobs)
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Daviess County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Daviess 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.
Employers hiring most in Daviess 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.
- Philip Morris International7 open roles
- Seattle Aquarium Society-seas4 open roles
- Churchill Downs3 open roles
- Unifirst3 open roles
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
- Owensboro Health2 open roles
- Sazerac2 open roles
- Unitedhealth Group2 open roles
- Atmos Energy1 open role
- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners1 open role
Colleges in Daviess County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brescia University | Owensboro | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Daviess County. 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).
- Green River Workforce Development Board
Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union, Webster
Kentucky Career Center - Green River
Owensboro · Comprehensive · 270-687-7297
8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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