Phelps County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Phelps County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Phelps County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
21,424
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
44,948
people in Phelps County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,427
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Phelps County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Phelps 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 Phelps 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.

Veterans Health Administration4 open roles
Four Rivers Community Health Center3 open roles
Missouri University of Science & Technology3 open roles
BAYADA Home Health Care1 open role
Brewer Science1 open role
GPAC1 open role
Missouri S&T1 open role
State of Missouri1 open role

Colleges in Phelps County

Colleges in Phelps County
College	City	Type	Students
Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Phelps 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

Missouri Job Center - Rolla
Rolla · Comprehensive · 573-368-2354
8am to 5pm Mon-Thursday, Friday 9am to 4pm

Cities in Phelps County

Rolla15 jobs

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Phelps County?

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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.