St. Francois County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. Francois County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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St. Francois County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
28,182
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
66,864
people in St. Francois County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$54,813
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where St. Francois County ranks

Where St. Francois County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#9Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Midwest9.6 per 10,000 · of 100

St. Francois 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 4.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.7%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+577 jobs)

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Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

St. Francois County layoffs

No layoff notices naming St. Francois 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.

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Employers hiring most in St. Francois 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.

Places For People2 open roles
Amazon1 open role
BJC HealthCare1 open role
Keller Executive Search1 open role
Mocap1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving St. Francois 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 Southeast Missouri
Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Scott, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard

Missouri Job Center - Park Hills
Park Hills · Comprehensive · 573-518-2431
Mon – Thurs 8am – 5pm Friday 9am – 4pm (Friday staff hours 8am – 4pm)

Cities in St. Francois County

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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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