Macon County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Macon County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

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 layoffs

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

Layoff notices filed in Macon County, 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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Employers hiring most in Macon 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.

State of Missouri3 open roles
Macon County R-1 School District1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Macon 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 North Missouri
Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clark, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Nodaway, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan, Warren, Worth

Cities in Macon County

Macon4 jobs

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Sources: 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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