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Shelby County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Shelby County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Shelby County economy

  • 3.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 3,056

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 6,011

    people in Shelby County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $52,127

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 30%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Shelby County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Shelby 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 Shelby 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.

  1. Westlake Pipe & Fittings2 open roles
  2. American Youth Foundation1 open role
  3. DET CIA Financial Group1 open role
  4. Lincoln Electric1 open role
  5. Med-National Staffing1 open role
  6. Specialized Talent Acquisition Recruiting Team (START)1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Workforce Development Board of North Missouri

    Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clark, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Nodaway, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan, Warren, Worth

Cities in Shelby County

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Shelby 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.