Boone County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Boone County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Boone County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.2% the month before
13,999
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
26,669
people in Boone County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,741
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Boone County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Boone County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Boone County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Central Iowa LWDA
Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Story, Warren

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

Laid off or looking for work in Boone County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Iowa’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.