Carter County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Carter County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Carter County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
2,344
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,269
people in Carter County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$45,083
median household income
Source: Census ACS
22%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Carter County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Carter 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

South Central Workforce Investment Board
Butler, Carter, Douglas, Howell, Iron, Oregon, Ozark, Ripley, Shannon, Texas, Wayne, Wright

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Carter County?

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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.