Hancock County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meHancock County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
3,740
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,032
people in Hancock County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,836
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Hancock 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 down 11.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.6%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−392 jobs)
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Hancock County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Hancock 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 Hancock 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.
- Domtar6 open roles
- Terawulf1 open role
- TRS Staffing Solutions1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hancock 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
Hancock County Career Center
Hawesville · Affiliate · 270-927-8066
Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Cities in Hancock County
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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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