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Newton County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Newton County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Newton County economy

  • 3.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 28,586

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 59,490

    people in Newton County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $64,583

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Newton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Newton 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 Newton 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. Ducommun1 open role
  2. Environmental Quality Management1 open role
  3. Landers Chevrolet Cadillac of Joplin1 open role
  4. Olsson1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Newton County

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Newton 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.