Bolivar, MO jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Attorney - BolivarState of Missouri
- Project Specialist, Utility Water DistributionLiberty Utilities
Employers hiring most in Bolivar
- Liberty Utilities1 open role
- State of Missouri1 open role
Bolivar layoffs
No layoff notices naming Bolivar 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.
Colleges in Bolivar
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Baptist University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Polk 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 down 6.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−665 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Bolivar. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Springfield longstanding business to close this November after nearly 80 yearsKYTV on MSN · Nov 4, 2026
- 23 dental office closures in 2026Becker's Dental Review · Nov 4, 2026
- 6 dental office closures in 40 daysBecker's Dental Review · Oct 14, 2026
Learn and get funded in Bolivar
- 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bolivar. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Missouri? How to file for unemployment in Missouri (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Ozark Region Workforce Development Board
Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, Stone, Taney, Webster
Polk County economy
3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
15,141
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
32,109
people in Polk County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,686
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Missouri’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Missouri unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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