Jackson County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jackson County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 43 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jackson County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
393,706
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
717,021
people in Jackson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,178
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jackson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jackson 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

Employers hiring most in Jackson 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.

JE Dunn Construction54 open roles
Catalent Pharma Solutions34 open roles
Commerce Bank19 open roles
Children's Mercy Kansas City17 open roles
Barkley13 open roles
GXO Logistics9 open roles
Saint Lukes9 open roles
Tenex.ai9 open roles
GPAC8 open roles
H&R Block8 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Jackson County

H&R Block1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Jackson County

Colleges in Jackson County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Avila University	Kansas City	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Kansas City University	Kansas City	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Rockhurst University	Kansas City	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
City Vision University	Kansas City	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Kansas City Art Institute	Kansas City	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Nazarene Theological Seminary	Kansas City	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Missouri Career Center - Independence
Independence · Comprehensive · 816-521-5700
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri; 9am - 5pm Wed
Missouri Career Center - Central Kansas City
Kansas City · Comprehensive · 816-471-2330
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8am-5pm; Friday 9am-5pm

Cities in Jackson County

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Jackson County?

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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.