Des Moines County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meDes Moines County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
18,802
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
38,597
people in Des Moines County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,662
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Des Moines County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, up 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−349 jobs)
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Des Moines County layoffs
21
Layoff notices, last 12 months
366
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
Employers hiring most in Des Moines 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.
- Sac and Fox Tribe of Iowa1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Des Moines 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).
- Eastern Iowa Workforce Development Board
Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott
IowaWORKS Center - Burlington
West Burlington · Comprehensive · 319-753-1671
8:30am- 4:30pm M, Tu, Thur, Fri; Wed 9am - 4:30pm
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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