Taylor County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Taylor County’s unemployment rate is 2.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Taylor County economy

  • 2.2%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    2.3% the month before

  • 3,309

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 5,901

    people in Taylor County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $67,279

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Taylor 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 8.0% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population down 0.5% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 2.2%, down 0.1 points from a year ago

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Taylor County layoffs

  • 1

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 34

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

Layoff notices filed in Taylor County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
MercyOneCerro Gordo County34Mass LayoffState record

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Workforce development and job centers

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

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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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