Jessamine County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meJessamine County economy
3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
28,229
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
53,792
people in Jessamine County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,886
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Jessamine County ranks
Where Jessamine County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #17Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southeast9.0 per 10,000 · of 100
Jessamine 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 4.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.9%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+340 jobs), construction (+326 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: wholesale (−558 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Jessamine 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 Jessamine 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.
Jessamine County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Jessamine 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 Jessamine 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.
- Assa Abloy Group1 open role
Colleges in Jessamine County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury Theological Seminary | Wilmore | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Asbury University | Wilmore | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jessamine 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
Jessamine Public Libraries
Nicholasville · Affiliate · 859-885-3523
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
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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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