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Cerro Gordo County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cerro Gordo County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cerro Gordo County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.5% the month before

  • 22,213

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 42,785

    people in Cerro Gordo County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $65,537

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cerro Gordo County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 34

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

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

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cerro Gordo 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.

  1. Carvana1 open role
  2. GPAC1 open role
  3. Hanosys1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Cities in Cerro Gordo County

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Laid off or looking for work in Cerro Gordo County?

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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.