Woodbury County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Woodbury County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Woodbury County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
56,311
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
105,760
people in Woodbury County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,147
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Woodbury 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 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+819 jobs), hotels & food (+316 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,178 jobs)

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Woodbury County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
96
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Woodbury County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 28, 2026	People First Sanitation	Woodbury County	54	Mass Layoff	State record
Aug 21, 2026	Verschoor Meats, Inc	Woodbury County	42	Closing	State record

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Employers hiring most in Woodbury 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.

Air National Guard Units2 open roles
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
EssilorLuxottica2 open roles
Alkermes plc.1 open role
Bray Architects1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Bushnell University1 open role
Churchill Downs1 open role
Dayton Freight Lines1 open role
EquipmentShare.com1 open role

Colleges in Woodbury County

Colleges in Woodbury County
College	City	Type	Students
Morningside University	Sioux City	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Briar Cliff University	Sioux City	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000
St Luke's College	Sioux City	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Woodbury 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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IowaWORKS Center - Sioux City
Sioux City · Comprehensive · 712-233-9030
8:00am - 4:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 9:00am - 4:30pm Wednesday

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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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