Cole County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cole County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Cole County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
41,000
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
76,924
people in Cole County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$73,273
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cole County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Cole 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

Colleges in Cole County

Colleges in Cole County
College	City	Type	Students
Lincoln University	Jefferson City	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cole 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

Capital City Job Center
Jefferson City · Comprehensive · 573-526-8115
8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Thursday; 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Friday

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Cole 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.