Kearney, MO jobs, layoffs and employers
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Employers hiring most in Kearney
- Upstream Rehabilitation1 open role
Kearney layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
61
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Building BrandsTakes effect Oct 19, 2026 | Kearney | 61 | — | State record |
Clay 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 4.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,879 jobs), manufacturing (+1,820 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−2,045 jobs), professional & technical (−1,763 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Kearney. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Children’s Mercy is making more money and growing. So why is it cutting jobs?The Beacon on MSN · Nov 9, 2026
- Conagra closing plant in Macon, Missouri; 442 jobs lostKSHB 41 Kansas City · Nov 9, 2026
- Children’s Mercy WARN Act Investigationstraussborrelli.com · Nov 6, 2026
- Children's Mercy Layoffs Spark Concern For Kansas City ParentsTony's Kansas City · Nov 2, 2026
- Stay in school, brave college students. AI may loom, but you still have value | OpinionThe Kansas City Star on MSN · Oct 7, 2026
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Cass, Clay, Platte, Ray; City: Kansas City
Clay County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
146,989
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
255,566
people in Clay County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,150
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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