McCreary County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meMcCreary County economy
6.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.8% the month before
5,276
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
16,905
people in McCreary County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$37,355
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
McCreary 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 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 6.0%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
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McCreary County layoffs
No layoff notices naming McCreary 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 McCreary 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.
- GPAC1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving McCreary 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).
- Cumberlands Workforce Area
Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley
McCreary OET/WIOA Local Office
Whitley City · Affiliate · 606-376-7512
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
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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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