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Benton County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Benton County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Benton County economy

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.5% the month before

  • 7,444

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 19,887

    people in Benton County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $52,200

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Benton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Benton County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Benton 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. Autozone1 open role
  2. State of Missouri1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Benton County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Cities in Benton County

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Benton 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.