New Madrid County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

New Madrid County economy

• 5.0%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  5.7% the month before

• 7,310

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 16,041

  people in New Madrid County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $49,237

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 28%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

New Madrid County layoffs

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

• Workforce Development Board of Southeast Missouri

  Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Scott, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard

• New Madrid County Family Resource Center

  New Madrid · Affiliate · 573-748-2778

  Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cities in New Madrid County

• New Madrid

Other Missouri counties

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• Greene County
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• Jasper County
• Cass County
• Platte County
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