Hickory County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hickory County’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Hickory County economy

5.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
7.3% the month before
2,848
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,501
people in Hickory County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$35,084
median household income
Source: Census ACS
23%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hickory County layoffs

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

Workforce Development Board of Western Missouri Inc.
Bates, Benton, Carroll, Cedar, Chariton, Henry, Hickory, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline, St. Clair, Vernon

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Hickory 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.