Osage County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
7,414
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
13,379
people in Osage County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,355
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Osage County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Osage County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Osage 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.
- Bank of Washington2 open roles
- Mercy1 open role
- State of Missouri1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Osage 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
Cities in Osage County
- Washington4 jobs
Other Missouri counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.