Kirkwood, MO jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Entry Level RecruiterGPAC
- Branch ManagerPNC Financial Services Group
- Facilities ManagerThe Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
- Tax ManagerFutran Tech Solutions Pvt.
- Tax ManagerVSV Wins
- Quality & Compliance ManagerPioneer Industrial
- Senior Tax AccountantResource Hub Consulting
- Chief of Police (City of Kirkwood)City of Kirkwood
- District Loss Prevention ManagerTJX Companies
Employers hiring most in Kirkwood
- City of Kirkwood1 open role
- Futran Tech Solutions Pvt.1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
- Pioneer Industrial1 open role
- PNC Financial Services Group1 open role
- Resource Hub Consulting1 open role
- The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas1 open role
- TJX Companies1 open role
- VSV Wins1 open role
Kirkwood layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
119
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bausch & LombTakes effect Aug 10, 2026 | Kirkwood | 119 | — | State record |
Job fairs and business events in Kirkwood
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Kirkwood.
- Career workshopNov 13, 2026 · Kirkwood, MO · Free
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St. Louis County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 0.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+6,101 jobs), construction (+1,309 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−3,744 jobs), admin & staffing (−2,457 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Kirkwood. Each link goes to the publisher.
- St. Louis nursing home owners to pay ex-workers after chaotic 2023 closureSt. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 26, 2026
- MoDOT Plans Yearlong I-64 Closure in St. LouisSTL.News · Oct 21, 2026
- St. Louis Public Schools could offer $25K retirement bonuses to 28 employeesFOX 2 · Oct 13, 2026
- St. Louis County faces new budget battle as officials clash over cuts and funding for 2027KSDK-TV St. Louis on MSN · Oct 6, 2026
Learn and get funded in Kirkwood
- 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 Kirkwood. 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).
St. Louis County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
529,673
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
996,618
people in St. Louis County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,340
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
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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