Employment

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Kentucky is a great place to find employment! The Kentucky Career Center offers assistance in focusing employment possibilities, filing unemployment claims or accessing existing claims, as well as in-person assistance.

State Government Openings

Find immediate fill classes, interim job opportunities, co-op and intern programs, and career opportunities. Information is available on opportunities (merit, non-merit, internships), salary schedules, and benefits, as well as how to apply for jobs.

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Rights & Resources

Vocational Rehabilitation

Kentucky strives to assist citizens with disabilities to find employment and independence, offering employment programs, employer services, and vocational training centers.

Through various efforts and partnerships, finding suitable employment is possible.

Unemployment Resources

The Kentucky Career Center offers information on unemployment benefits & claims as well as many services for job seekers.

Training & Career Advancement

Since we are competing in a global marketplace, the importance of workforce training has never been greater. The Kentucky Skills Network gives workers the necessary training to compete globally. The goal is to meet and exceed industry needs for customized, flexible and industry-driven skills training by tailoring skills training for new, expanding and existing companies.

Pre-Apprenticeship Opportunities for Students

The Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK) program provides pre-apprenticeship opportunities to secondary students. This is an industry-driven program that creates a worker pipeline for employers and provides students with postsecondary job opportunities and apprenticeship training.

Safety, Standards & Inspections

The Kentucky Skills Network strives to ensure the Commonwealth’s workplace is a safe and healthy environment. That’s why the Kentucky Skills Network provides free safety and health training to employers and employees.

Workers Claims / Compensation

The Workers' Compensation Specialist program to further assist the public as a low-cost means to resolve disputes as to entitlement to benefits and expedite delivery of service to injured workers.

For State Government Workers

There's a Guide for Success

Find up-to-date information on Adoption Benefits, Deferred Compensation, Health Insurance, Holidays and Leave, Life Insurance, Optional Insurance, Pay, Retirement, Workers' Compensation Insurance.

Opportunities in Public Service

View immediate fill classes, interim job opportunities, co-op and intern programs, and career opportunities. Information is available on opportunities (merit, non-merit, internships), salary schedules, and benefits, as well as how to apply for jobs.

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