Delaware County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Delaware County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Delaware County economy

2.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.5% the month before
10,372
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
17,549
people in Delaware County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,205
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Delaware 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 4.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.5%, unchanged from a year ago

Local job-market news

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

Mason City road closure starts Monday on Frank Lloyd Wright WayKIMT News 3 · Oct 25, 2026

Learn and get funded in Delaware County

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.

Delaware County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Delaware County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Delaware 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.

Confidential - Transportation1 open role
Growmark1 open role
Hines and Associates1 open role
Stryten Energy1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Delaware 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).

Northeast Iowa LWDA
Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hancock, Howard, Mitchell, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth

Cities in Delaware County

Manchester4 jobs

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

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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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