Warren County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meWarren County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
75,723
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
137,549
people in Warren County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,801
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Warren 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 7.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 10.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,181 jobs), hotels & food (+848 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Warren County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- John Forbes Memorial S. Presented by Monmouth ParkBloodHorse · Oct 16, 2026
Learn and get funded in Warren 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.
Warren County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Warren 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 Warren 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.
- Colgate Palmolive5 open roles
- Morgan & Morgan4 open roles
- Charter Communications2 open roles
- Magna International2 open roles
- TechFlow Solutions2 open roles
- Western Kentucky University2 open roles
- ARK Hospitality1 open role
- Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems1 open role
- Bluegrass Ingredients1 open role
- Bsc3pl1 open role
Largest employers headquartered in Warren County
- Western Kentucky University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Warren County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Warren 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
Kentucky Career Center - Bowling Green
Bowling Green · Comprehensive · 270-746-7425
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Warren County Adult Education;SC Ky technical College-(Access Point)
Bowling Green · Affiliate · 270-901-1089
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Warren 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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