Platte County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Platte County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Platte County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
63,949
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
108,751
people in Platte County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$95,748
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Platte County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Platte 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 Platte 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.

Aaon2 open roles
Concord1 open role
eShipping1 open role

Colleges in Platte County

Colleges in Platte County
College	City	Type	Students
Park University	Parkville	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Kansas City Region Workforce Investment Board
Cass, Clay, Platte, Ray; City: Kansas City

Cities in Platte County

Parkville4 jobs

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Platte 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.