Oskaloosa, IA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Recruiter, Banking and Insurance - Oskaloosa, IA (Remote)GPAC
- Entry Level RecruiterGPAC
- Manufacturing EngineerTOP DOG
- Manufacturing EngineerForest Recruiting Group aka Affiliated Recruiters Network
- Remote Search Consultant / RecruiterGPAC
- Credit AnalystGPAC
Employers hiring most in Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| William Penn University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Oskaloosa. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- South Central Iowa LWDA
Appanoose, Davis, Hardin, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marshall, Monroe, Poweshiek, Tama, Van Buren, Wapello, Wayne
Mahaska County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.8% the month before
12,361
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
22,045
people in Mahaska County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,019
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
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.