Cape Girardeau County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCape Girardeau County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
43,141
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
82,180
people in Cape Girardeau County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,912
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Cape Girardeau 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 1.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.9%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+907 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−459 jobs)
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Cape Girardeau County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Cape Girardeau County 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.
Employers hiring most in Cape Girardeau County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Vizient2 open roles
- Aegis Sciences1 open role
- Alzheimer's Association1 open role
- Buzzi Unicem USA1 open role
- Cintas1 open role
- Community Counseling Center (CCC)1 open role
- Community-Partnership-of-Southeast-Missouri1 open role
- Credenza Health1 open role
- EquipmentShare1 open role
- EquipmentShare.com1 open role
Colleges in Cape Girardeau County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cape Girardeau | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cape Girardeau County. 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).
- Workforce Development Board of Southeast Missouri
Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Scott, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard
Missouri Job Center - Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau · Affiliate · 573-381-2464
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday 8:30 am-4:00 pm
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Missouri’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Missouri unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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