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Sullivan County, MO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sullivan County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Sullivan County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 2,406

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 5,903

    people in Sullivan County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $55,500

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 26%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Sullivan County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 151

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Sullivan County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Simmons Animal NutritionTakes effect Jan 31, 2026Milan151—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Sullivan 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. Smithfield Foods1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Sullivan 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 Sullivan County

Other Missouri counties

All of Missouri

Laid off or looking for work in Sullivan 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.