Greene County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Greene County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 199 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Greene County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
159,151
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
301,121
people in Greene County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,488
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Greene County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
336
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Greene County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 1, 2026	Springfield Mechanical Services, Inc.	Springfield	53	—	State record
May 2, 2026	Timken BeltsTakes effect Jul 31, 2026	Springfield	283	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Greene 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.

O'Reilly Auto Parts31 open roles
Jack Henry & Associates12 open roles
Nexstar Media Group9 open roles
State of Missouri6 open roles
Prime5 open roles
Drury University4 open roles
GPAC4 open roles
ABEC3 open roles
Bass Pro Shops3 open roles
BAYADA Home Health Care3 open roles

Colleges in Greene County

Colleges in Greene County
College	City	Type	Students
Missouri State University-Springfield	Springfield	Public 4-year	20,000+
Drury University	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Evangel University	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Cox College	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Evangel University-College of Online Learning	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Mission University	Springfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Greene 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

Springfield Job Center
Springfield · Comprehensive · 417-887-4343
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Greene County

Springfield199 jobs

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Greene 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.