Saline County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Saline County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Saline County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
11,445
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
23,177
people in Saline County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,566
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Saline County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Saline 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 Saline 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.

Conagra Brands1 open role
HiFyve1 open role
IMKO1 open role
Rivalia Chemical1 open role

Colleges in Saline County

Colleges in Saline County
College	City	Type	Students
Missouri Valley College	Marshall	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Saline 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

Cities in Saline County

Marshall4 jobs

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Saline 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.