Buchanan County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Buchanan County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 21 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Buchanan County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
39,009
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
83,855
people in Buchanan County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,423
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Buchanan County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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.

State of Missouri6 open roles
Herzog Foundation Resource Management3 open roles
Davita1 open role
Snap-on1 open role

Colleges in Buchanan County

Colleges in Buchanan County
College	City	Type	Students
Missouri Western State University	Saint Joseph	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Buchanan 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 Career Center - St. Joseph
St. Joseph · Comprehensive · 816-387-2380
Mon-TH 8:00am-5:00 pm FR 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Workforce Development Director Youth Alliance
St. Joseph · Affiliate
Tues- Thurs 8:30am-4:30pm; Monday and Friday closed to the public

Cities in Buchanan County

St. Joseph21 jobs

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Buchanan County?

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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.