Adair County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Adair County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Adair County economy

5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.4% the month before
10,356
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
25,224
people in Adair County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,583
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Adair County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
7
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Adair County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Nov 19, 2025	Hollister	Kirksville	7	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Adair 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.

Community Health Systems5 open roles
GPAC1 open role
State of Missouri1 open role

Colleges in Adair County

Colleges in Adair County
College	City	Type	Students
A T Still University of Health Sciences	Kirksville	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Truman State University	Kirksville	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Adair County. 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

Missouri Job Center - Kirksville
Kirksville · Comprehensive · 660-785-2400
8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Thursday; 9:00am-4:00pm Friday

Cities in Adair County

Kirksville7 jobs

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Adair County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Missouri’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.