Dallas County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dallas County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Dallas County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
66,136
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
104,136
people in Dallas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$102,349
median household income
Source: Census ACS
55%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dallas County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Dallas 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

Employers hiring most in Dallas 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.

GPAC3 open roles
Placements243 open roles
Apple1 open role
Ryan Lawn & Tree1 open role

Colleges in Dallas County

Colleges in Dallas County
College	City	Type	Students
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center	West Des Moines	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

Cities in Dallas County

Waukee8 jobs

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

Laid off or looking for work in Dallas 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.