Whiteman AFB, MO jobs, layoffs and employers
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- SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE SPECIALIST (GS-11)Air Force Global Strike Command
- Manager Aircraft Maintenance 1Northrop Grumman
- Principal Engineer Survivability - Low Observable (Whiteman AFB)Northrop Grumman
- Program Manager 3Northrop Grumman Systems
- Staff Systems Engineer (Part-Time)Northrop Grumman Systems
- Program Manager 3Northrop Grumman
Employers hiring most in Whiteman AFB
- Northrop Grumman3 open roles
- Air Force Global Strike Command1 open role
- Northrop Grumman Systems1 open role
- Northrop Grumman Systems1 open role
Whiteman AFB layoffs
No layoff notices naming Whiteman AFB 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.
Johnson 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 4.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
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Workforce development and job centers
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- Workforce Development Board of Western Missouri Inc.
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Johnson County economy
3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
25,867
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
54,331
people in Johnson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,123
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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