Maries County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meMaries County economy
2.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
4,077
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,435
people in Maries County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,359
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Maries 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 12.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
Learn and get funded in Maries County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
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Maries County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Maries 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Maries 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
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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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