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St. Charles County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. Charles County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 82 open professional jobs are in its cities.

St. Charles County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 241,150

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 409,830

    people in St. Charles County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $102,912

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 48%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. Charles County layoffs

  • 3

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 341

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 3

    employers

WARN notices filed in St. Charles County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
General MillsTakes effect Jun 2, 2026St. Charles6—State record
Nike IHM, IncTakes effect Jun 26, 2026St. Charles172—State record
General Mills Operations, LLCTakes effect Jun 8, 2026St. Charles163—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in St. Charles 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. Acadia Healthcare Company5 open roles
  2. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers5 open roles
  3. Amazon3 open roles
  4. City of St. Peters3 open roles
  5. Chipotle Mexican Grill2 open roles
  6. Cintas2 open roles
  7. Five Below2 open roles
  8. General Motors2 open roles
  9. Reckitt Benckiser Group2 open roles
  10. Aramark1 open role

Colleges in St. Charles County

Colleges in St. Charles County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Lindenwood UniversitySaint CharlesPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Urshan Graduate School of TheologyWentzvillePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Urshan UniversityWentzvillePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Missouri Job Center of St. Charles County

    St. Charles · Comprehensive · 636-255-6060

    Mon-Thu 8:00am-5pm, Fri.9am-4:00pm

Cities in St. Charles County

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in St. Charles County?

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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.