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Callaway County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Callaway County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Callaway County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.7% the month before

  • 22,280

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 44,541

    people in Callaway County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $72,645

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Callaway County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Callaway 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 Callaway 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. State of Missouri2 open roles
  2. nVent1 open role
  3. PFSbrands1 open role
  4. Westminster College1 open role

Colleges in Callaway County

Colleges in Callaway County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
William Woods UniversityFultonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Westminster CollegeFultonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Central Workforce Development Board

    Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Howard, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski, Washington

Cities in Callaway County

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Callaway 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.