Jackson County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jackson County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 48 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Jackson County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
9,809
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,429
people in Jackson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,605
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jackson 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 4.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.7%, up 0.1 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Jackson 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.

Jackson County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Jackson 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 Jackson 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.

Bunge Global2 open roles
Farm Service Agency1 open role
Gilbert1 open role
Jackson County Regional Health Center1 open role
Performance Food Group1 open role

Conferences in Jackson County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Jackson County. 1 with dates announced.

Acres U.S.A. Eco-Ag Conference & Trade Show
Dec 1 to Dec 4, 2026 · Iowa City, IA
Ticket $199 to $249. Early-bird $199 one-day, $249 two-day (ended Oct 2); current price on site.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jackson 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

Cities in Jackson County

Iowa46 jobs

Other Iowa counties

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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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