Laclede County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLaclede County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
16,176
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
36,245
people in Laclede County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,825
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laclede 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 8.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,326 jobs)
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Laclede County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Laclede 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 Laclede 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.
- Brunswick3 open roles
- State of Missouri3 open roles
- DT Engineering1 open role
- Yamaha Motor1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Laclede 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).
- Central Workforce Development Board
Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Howard, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski, Washington
Missouri Career Center - Lebanon
Lebanon · Comprehensive · 417-532-6146
8:00am - 5:00 pm, Mon- Thur Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cities in Laclede County
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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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