Canton, MO jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Canton
- Manufacturing EngineerCharles Industries
Employers hiring most in Canton
- Charles Industries1 open role
Canton layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Canton in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Canton
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Culver-Stockton College | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Job fairs and business events in Canton
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Canton.
- Job fairOct 29, 2026 · Canton, MO
College: Culver-Stockton College
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Canton. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- 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
Lewis County economy
4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.2% the month before
4,147
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,945
people in Lewis County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,340
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laid off or looking for work in Canton?
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Missouri’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.