Macon County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Macon County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Macon County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
6,118
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
15,163
people in Macon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,318
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Macon County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Macon 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 Macon 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.

State of Missouri2 open roles
The Jonus Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Development Board of North Missouri
Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clark, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Nodaway, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan, Warren, Worth

Cities in Macon County

Macon3 jobs

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Macon 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.