Pettis County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Pettis County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
20,748
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,205
people in Pettis County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,232
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Pettis County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Pettis 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 Pettis 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.
- GPAC4 open roles
- ProEnergy Services2 open roles
- Prysmian2 open roles
- Army National Guard Units1 open role
- Bothwell Regional Health Center1 open role
- BTC Bank1 open role
- Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers1 open role
- Liberty Utilities1 open role
- Ovation Healthcare1 open role
- Owens Corning1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pettis County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Development Board of Western Missouri Inc.
Bates, Benton, Carroll, Cedar, Chariton, Henry, Hickory, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline, St. Clair, Vernon
Sedalia Job Center
Sedalia · Comprehensive · 660-530-5627
8am - 5:00pm, Mon. - Thur.; 9am - 4:00pm, Fri
Cities in Pettis County
- Sedalia18 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.