Fairfield, IA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Fairfield
- Manufacturing EngineerDexter Laundry
- Manufacturing EngineerAeron Lifestyle Technology
Employers hiring most in Fairfield
- Aeron Lifestyle Technology1 open role
- Dexter Laundry1 open role
Fairfield layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Fairfield in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Fairfield
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Maharishi International University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fairfield. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Iowa Plains Local Workforce Development Area
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Buena Vista County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
10,620
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
20,684
people in Buena Vista County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,564
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Iowa’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.