Independence, MO jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Independence

• SOAR Benefits Specialist — Access SSI/SSDI & EntitlementsBrightli
• School Based Support SpecialistPlaces For People
• SOAR Benefits SpecialistPlaces For People
• Disease Management SpecialistPlaces For People
• General Manager, Data Center (New Build)Nebius
• ER Manageri4 Search Group
• Territory Manager-IndependenceButler Recruitment Group
• Quality Assurance ManagerCommerce Advantage Group
• Quality EngineerOlin
• Brand ManagerEnergy Innovation: Policy and Technology

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Employers hiring most in Independence

1. OLIN16 open roles
2. Places For People3 open roles
3. Jackson County MO2 open roles
4. Nebius2 open roles
5. Brightli1 open role
6. Butler Recruitment Group1 open role
7. Civic Partners Group1 open role
8. Commerce Advantage Group1 open role
9. Commerce Bank1 open role
10. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology1 open role

Independence layoffs

No layoff notices naming Independence 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.

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Dunklin 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 up 4.7% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 4.8% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.9%, up 0.2 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Independence

• 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.
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• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Independence. 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).

• Missouri Career Center - Independence

  Independence · Comprehensive · 816-521-5700

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri; 9am - 5pm Wed

Dunklin County economy

• 4.9%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.7% the month before

• 11,543

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 27,795

  people in Dunklin County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $47,368

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 29%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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