Dallas County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dallas County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Dallas County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.2% the month before
7,209
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
17,344
people in Dallas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,177
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dallas County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Dallas 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 Dallas County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Ozark Region Workforce Development Board
Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, Stone, Taney, Webster

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Dallas 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.