Scott County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meScott County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
91,017
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
174,302
people in Scott County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,363
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Scott County ranks
Where Scott County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #23Fastest-growing job markets in the Midwest+5.4% · of 100
Scott 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 5.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.6%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+2,721 jobs), management of companies (+682 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−634 jobs), manufacturing (−481 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Scott 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.
Scott County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Scott 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.
Employers hiring most in Scott 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.
- Arconic11 open roles
- Amazon6 open roles
- Eaton4 open roles
- Lincoln Electric Holdings3 open roles
- Nestlé3 open roles
- Autozone2 open roles
- Cintas2 open roles
- Davenport Community Schools2 open roles
- Social Solutions2 open roles
- Software Specialists2 open roles
Colleges in Scott County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer College of Chiropractic | Davenport | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Scott 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 - Davenport
Davenport · Comprehensive · 563-445-3200
8:00 am - 4:30pm M, Tu, Th, F; 9am - 4:30pm W
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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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