Platte County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near mePlatte County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
63,389
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
108,751
people in Platte County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$95,748
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Platte County ranks
Where Platte County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
Platte 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+940 jobs), health care (+778 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−791 jobs), manufacturing (−534 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Platte County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Children’s Mercy is making more money and growing. So why is it cutting jobs?The Beacon on MSN · Nov 9, 2026
- Conagra closing plant in Macon, Missouri; 442 jobs lostKSHB 41 Kansas City · Nov 9, 2026
- Children’s Mercy WARN Act Investigationstraussborrelli.com · Nov 6, 2026
- Children's Mercy Layoffs Spark Concern For Kansas City ParentsTony's Kansas City · Nov 2, 2026
- Stay in school, brave college students. AI may loom, but you still have value | OpinionThe Kansas City Star on MSN · Oct 7, 2026
Learn and get funded in Platte 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.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Platte County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Platte 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 Platte 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.
- Concord1 open role
- Park University1 open role
- The Jonus Group1 open role
Colleges in Platte County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park University | Parkville | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Platte 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).
- Kansas City Region Workforce Investment Board
Cass, Clay, Platte, Ray; City: Kansas City
Cities in Platte County
Other Missouri counties
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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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