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Decatur County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Decatur County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Decatur County economy

  • 3.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.1% the month before

  • 3,322

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 7,669

    people in Decatur County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $57,146

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Decatur County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Decatur 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

Colleges in Decatur County

Colleges in Decatur County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Graceland University-LamoniLamoniPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Iowa Plains Local Workforce Development Area

    Adair, Adams, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Crawford, Decatur, Dickinson, Emmet, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Harrison, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Taylor, Union, Webster, Woodbury, Wright

Other Iowa counties

All of Iowa

Laid off or looking for work in Decatur 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.