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Pulaski County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pulaski County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 14 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Pulaski County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    3.5% the month before

  • 18,597

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 53,850

    people in Pulaski County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $66,435

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pulaski 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 0.0% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 0.8% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.2 points from a year ago

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Pulaski County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Pulaski 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Pulaski 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.

  1. Military Treatment Facilities under DHA3 open roles
  2. United States Army Installation Management Command3 open roles
  3. Army Transformation and Training Command1 open role
  4. Barbaricum1 open role
  5. Chenega Base & Logistics Services1 open role
  6. ClearanceJobs1 open role
  7. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers1 open role
  8. Olgoonik Oilfield Services1 open role
  9. U.S. Army Reserve Command1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pulaski 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 Job Center - Fort Leonard Wood

    Fort Leonard Wood · Affiliate · 573-596-0294

    8:00am to 4:30pm Monday-Thursday; Friday by appointment

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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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