Kenton County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kenton County economy

• 3.9%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.8% the month before

• 93,823

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 169,817

  people in Kenton County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $79,421

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 44%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kenton 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 5.1% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 3.8% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.9%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,492 jobs), manufacturing (+685 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−569 jobs), finance & insurance (−527 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• Dal-Tile workers pack job fair after sudden layoffsWAFF 48 on MSN · Oct 22, 2026
• Job fair for former Dal-Tile employees set for ThursdayThe TimesDaily · Oct 21, 2026
• Dal-Tile Services to shut down Florence facility, impacting 146 workersrocketcitynow.com on MSN · Oct 19, 2026
• Tile manufacturer closing Florence facilityWHNT-TV Huntsville on MSN · Oct 17, 2026

Learn and get funded in Kenton 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.

Kenton County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Kenton 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kenton 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. Fidelity Investments12 open roles
2. Amazon9 open roles
3. Jet Support Services4 open roles
4. Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky3 open roles
5. Daifuku Co., Ltd./ADR3 open roles
6. Atkins & Pearce2 open roles
7. Crown Staffing2 open roles
8. Definity2 open roles
9. Encompass Health2 open roles
10. Internal Revenue Service2 open roles

Colleges in Kenton County

Conferences in Kenton County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Kenton County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

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• Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment Board

  Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton

• Kentucky Career Center - Covington

  Covington · Comprehensive · 859-292-6666

  Monday-Friday 8am - 4:30pm, Walk-in and appointments available

• Kenton County Public Library- Erlanger Branch (Access Point)

  Erlanger · Affiliate · 859-962-4000

  Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

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