Ottumwa, IA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Ottumwa

• Culinary DirectorRiver Valley Place of Ottumwa
• Senior HR Business Partner (OTTUMWA)Keurig Dr Pepper
• Accounts Payable Specialist - ESOP, 401(k), GrowthCarroll Distributing and Constructi
• Weld Manufacturing EngineerDeere John Capital
• Project EngineerAJI Technical Search & Consulting
• Director of PharmacyLHC Group
• Emergency Services ManagerLifePoint Health
• Clinic ManagerLifePoint Health

Search all jobs in Ottumwa

Employers hiring most in Ottumwa

1. LifePoint Health2 open roles
2. AJI Technical Search & Consulting1 open role
3. Carroll Distributing and Constructi1 open role
4. Deere John Capital1 open role
5. Keurig Dr Pepper1 open role
6. LHC Group1 open role
7. River Valley Place of Ottumwa1 open role

Ottumwa layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 40

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Wapello County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs down 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 0.4% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.1%, down 0.7 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Ottumwa. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Indian Hills discusses possible impact and help amid John Deere closureKYOU-TV on MSN · Nov 6, 2026
• Deere announces plans to close two Iowa plants in warning shot ahead of 2027 UAW contract fightWorld Socialist Web Site · Nov 5, 2026
• What John Deere’s planned closure could mean for OttumwaKCCI Des Moines on MSN · Nov 5, 2026
• Deere Plans to Close Ottumwa Works, Up to 400 Iowa Jobs at StakeHoodline · Nov 4, 2026
• John Deere hiring 400 workers, recalling 275 more at Iowa, Midwest facilitiesWQAD on MSN · Oct 30, 2026
• Zach Nunn and Medicaid cuts: Iowa clinics close in the 3rd DistrictHeartland Signal · Oct 25, 2026

Learn and get funded in Ottumwa

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Iowa? How to file for unemployment in Iowa (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

• South Central Iowa LWDA

  Appanoose, Davis, Hardin, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marshall, Monroe, Poweshiek, Tama, Van Buren, Wapello, Wayne

• IowaWORKS Center - Ottumwa

  Ottumwa · Comprehensive · 641-684-5401

  8:00am - 4:30pm Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri; 9am - 4:30pm Wed

Wapello County economy

• 4.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.8% the month before

• 16,775

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 35,265

  people in Wapello County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $60,034

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 29%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

More cities in Wapello County