Laclede County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Laclede County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Laclede County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.4% the month before

  • 15,438

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 36,245

    people in Laclede County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $50,825

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 27%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Laclede County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Laclede 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 Laclede 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.

  1. State of Missouri4 open roles
  2. RR Contracting2 open roles
  3. Marathon Electric1 open role
  4. Tidal Wave1 open role
  5. Yamaha Motor1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Central Workforce Development Board

    Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Howard, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski, Washington

  • Missouri Career Center - Lebanon

    Lebanon · Comprehensive · 417-532-6146

    8:00am - 5:00 pm, Mon- Thur Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Cities in Laclede County

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Laclede 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.