Kentucky Layoffs Tracker

Kentucky's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3% in April, matching the national average.

• No net job growth over the past two years, with...

Major Manufacturing and University Job Losses

• 🔥 Cooper Standard Bowling Green Closure: Cooper Standard will close its Bowling Green facility,...

LMPD is struggling to retain young officers because incentives and overtime structures appeal more to older officers. This creates staffing...

• Worker Impact: Closure affects about 175 employees at the Bowling Green facility.
• Operational Streamlining: Move is part of broader effort to...

Kentucky's Senate president has labeled the BlueOval SK plant closure a "quagmire" for the state, underscoring the complex policy challenges and support needs for affected workers statewide.

A proposed Kentucky bill would extend unemployment benefits to paraprofessionals, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and other non-instructional school staff during summer breaks, helping ease seasonal income gaps for these essential education roles.

Kentucky's latest budget slashes $118.5 million — a 9.1% cut — from the Department for Community Based Services, which oversees foster care and child...

Kentucky school districts are trimming staff and programs to close widening budget gaps for 2026-27.

• Shelbyville educators urged boards to shield...

The Kentucky Humane Society is closing one of its east Louisville locations this summer as it moves forward with plans for a new community campus in the area.

Fayette County Public Schools is eliminating 120 district-level roles (49 hourly, 71 salaried) ahead of 2026-27, including 16-17 administrator...

Unemployment rates dropped across all 120 Kentucky counties from March 2025 to March 2026, yet Letcher County's 5.3% rate remains higher than state...

Kentucky's court system is restructuring after a May 15 warning letter from Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert flagged major budget shortfalls....

Two state agencies are now offering free courseware and certifications to help Kentucky adults build and demonstrate work skills. Workforce supporters...

University of Kentucky faces major workforce disruption as its Aramark dining partnership ends June 30, triggering a WARN notice for 923 positions.
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