Whitley County, KY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meWhitley County economy
4.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
16,195
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
36,755
people in Whitley County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$41,719
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Whitley 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 12.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.5%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: admin & staffing (+528 jobs)
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Whitley County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Whitley 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 Whitley 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.
- Akima Systems Engineering5 open roles
- University of the Cumberlands4 open roles
- Akima1 open role
- Akima Infrastructure Protection1 open role
- Dayton Freight Lines1 open role
- Grace Health1 open role
- Grace Healthcare Services1 open role
- University Of The Cumberlands1 open role
Colleges in Whitley County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Whitley 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
Kentucky Career Center - Corbin
Corbin · Affiliate · 606-528-3460
Tues - Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
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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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