Joplin, MO jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Joplin
- Credit AnalystGpac
- Project Manager – RoadwayOlsson
- Project Manager/Quality Assurance ManagerEQM
- Facilities ManagerDucommun
- Supply Chain SpecialistDucommun
- Production Supervisor - 2nd ShiftDucommun
- EHS SpecialistDucommun
- Production SupervisorDucommun
- Quality EngineerDucommun
- Quality Manager Food and BeverageManpower
Employers hiring most in Joplin
- Liberty Utilities8 open roles
- Ducommun6 open roles
- Eaglepicher Technologies2 open roles
- Owens Corning2 open roles
- Boston Scientific1 open role
- EQM1 open role
- Gentherm1 open role
- Gentiva1 open role
- Gpac1 open role
- GPAC1 open role
Joplin layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Joplin 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 Joplin
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri Southern State University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Ozark Christian College | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Joplin. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Investment Board of the Southwest Missouri
Barry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton
Missouri Job Center - Joplin
Joplin · Comprehensive · 417-629-3000
Monday-Thursday 8-5 Friday 9-4
Jasper County economy
3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
62,603
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
123,532
people in Jasper County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,525
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Jasper County
- Carthage14 jobs
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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.