Franklin County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Franklin County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 257 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Franklin County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
27,807
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
51,563
people in Franklin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,470
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Franklin County ranks

Where Franklin County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#9Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Southeast72 / 100 · of 77
#10Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southeast16 per 100 · of 79
#11Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Southeast31% · of 100
#14Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southeast9.2 per 10,000 · of 100
#20Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person16 per 100 · of 100
#21Best county job markets for job seekers in the Southeast64 / 100 · of 77

Franklin 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 6.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.9%, unchanged from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: admin & staffing (+830 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Franklin County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Longtime Lexington TV anchor Doug High will be on the air again soonLexington Herald-Leader on MSN · Oct 24, 2026

Learn and get funded in Franklin County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Franklin County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
1
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Franklin County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 4, 2026	HGS CX TECHNOLOGIES INC.Takes effect Mar 31, 2026	Franklin County	1	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Franklin 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.

Lumen21 open roles
Cardinal Health10 open roles
Coinbase10 open roles
UKG10 open roles
Sumitomo Pharma8 open roles
Maximus7 open roles
Oracle7 open roles
Humana6 open roles
Sazerac6 open roles
Wolters Kluwer6 open roles

Colleges in Franklin County

Colleges in Franklin County
College	City	Type	Students
Kentucky State University	Frankfort	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Franklin 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).

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

Paul Sawyer Library (Access Point)
Frankfort · Affiliate · 502-352-2665
Monday-Friday 10:00am-7:00pm

Cities in Franklin County

Frankfort257 jobs

Other Kentucky counties

All of Kentucky

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See your options after a layoff

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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