Perry County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Perry County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Perry County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
9,692
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,947
people in Perry County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,356
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Perry County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Perry 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 Perry 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

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Perry 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.