Hart County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meHart County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
8,379
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,470
people in Hart County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$49,653
median household income
Source: Census ACS
22%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Hart 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 11.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.4%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+389 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Hart County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- John Forbes Memorial S. Presented by Monmouth ParkBloodHorse · Oct 16, 2026
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- 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.
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Hart County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Hart 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 Hart 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.
- German American Bank1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hart 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).
- South Central Workforce Development Board
Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Warren
Heart County Adult Education: Heartland Adult Education Consortium
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Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Cities in Hart 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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