Johnson County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Johnson County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 20 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Johnson County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
25,184
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
54,331
people in Johnson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,123
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Johnson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Johnson 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 Johnson 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.

EnerSys4 open roles
Jobot3 open roles
Northrop Grumman3 open roles
GPAC2 open roles
Agape Care1 open role
Air Force Global Strike Command1 open role
Confidential1 open role
EnerSys Delaware1 open role
Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command1 open role
Northrop Grumman Systems1 open role

Colleges in Johnson County

Colleges in Johnson County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Central Missouri	Warrensburg	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Johnson 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

Cities in Johnson County

Warrensburg13 jobs
Whiteman AFB7 jobs

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

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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.