Cedar County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cedar County’s unemployment rate is 2.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Cedar County economy

2.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.8% the month before
10,047
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,427
people in Cedar County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,080
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cedar 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 up 3.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.1 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

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

Davenport University Awarded $3 Million Federal Grant To Prepare Students For AI-Enabled WorkforcePulse 2.0 · Oct 19, 2026

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Cedar County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
77
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Cedar County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 15, 2026	Plastic Products Co., Inc.	Cedar County	77	Closing	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cedar County. 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).

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Iowa’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Iowa unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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