Macon, MO jobs, layoffs and employers

3 open professional jobs in Macon. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Macon is in Macon County.

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5060302 Environmental Program Assistant/AnalystState of Missouri
Environmental Program Assistant/Analyst - NER0013State of Missouri
Director of MaintenanceMacon County R-1 School District

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Employers hiring most in Macon

State of Missouri2 open roles
Macon County R-1 School District1 open role

Macon layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
442
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Macon, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Nov 9, 2026	Conagra Brands, Inc.Takes effect Jan 15, 2027	Macon	442	—	State record

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Macon 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 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.6 points from a year ago

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Macon County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
6,395
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
15,163
people in Macon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,318
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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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