Hardin County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hardin County economy

• 5.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.8% the month before

• 49,533

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 111,452

  people in Hardin County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $67,608

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 35%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hardin 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 8.9% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 2.4% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.1%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+2,050 jobs), health care (+582 jobs)

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Hardin County layoffs

• 3

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 1,630

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 3

  employers

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hardin 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.

1. Encompass Health5 open roles
2. Chase & Associates4 open roles
3. US Army Human Resources Command (Dru)4 open roles
4. Signature HealthCARE3 open roles
5. Central Office Human Resources2 open roles
6. Communicare2 open roles
7. Flint Group2 open roles
8. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers2 open roles
9. Kinross Gold2 open roles
10. Turner & Townsend2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

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• Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board

  Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Washington

• Kentucky Career Center - Lincoln Trail

  Elizabethtown · Comprehensive · 270-766-5115

  8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

• VA.Regional Benefit Office -Transition Assistance Program (TAP)

  Fort Knox · Affiliate · 502-287-5459

  Tuesdays and Wednesday 8:30am-4:00pm

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