Johnson County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meJohnson County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.5% the month before
89,903
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
154,881
people in Johnson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,721
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Johnson County ranks
Where Johnson County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
Johnson 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 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+565 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: private education (−854 jobs), finance & insurance (−343 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Johnson County. Each link goes to the publisher.
Learn and get funded in Johnson 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.
Johnson County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
8
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Endeavors | Johnson County | 8 | Mass Layoff | State record |
Employers hiring most in Johnson 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.
- Danaher10 open roles
- University of Iowa8 open roles
- RTX3 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
- 108 Marketing2 open roles
- Greystar2 open roles
- NOODLES2 open roles
- Procter & Gamble2 open roles
- Advance Services1 open role
- Amazon1 open role
Largest employers headquartered in Johnson County
- University of Iowa5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Johnson County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | Iowa City | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Johnson 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).
- East Central Iowa LWDA
Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Washington
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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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