Scott County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Scott County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
18,763
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
37,967
people in Scott County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,847
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Scott County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Scott 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 Scott 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.
- Gerdau1 open role
- State of Missouri1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Scott 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
Laid off or looking for work in Scott County?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
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.