Cape Girardeau County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cape Girardeau County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 21 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cape Girardeau County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
43,043
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
82,180
people in Cape Girardeau County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,912
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cape Girardeau County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau 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.

Buzzi Unicem USA2 open roles
Chris Auffenberg Kia2 open roles
VAN DE VEN CPAs2 open roles
Vizient2 open roles
Aegis Sciences1 open role
Brightli1 open role
Cement Recruiter1 open role
Cintas1 open role
Community Counseling Center (CCC)1 open role
EquipmentShare1 open role

Colleges in Cape Girardeau County

Colleges in Cape Girardeau County
College	City	Type	Students
Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cape Girardeau	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Development Board of Southeast Missouri
Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Scott, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard

Missouri Job Center - Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau · Affiliate · 573-381-2464
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday 8:30 am-4:00 pm

Cities in Cape Girardeau County

Cape Girardeau21 jobs

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Cape Girardeau 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.