Des Moines County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Des Moines County economy
5.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
19,061
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
38,597
people in Des Moines County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,662
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Des Moines County layoffs
21
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
366
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
Employers hiring most in Des Moines 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.
- Shearer's Snacks2 open roles
- gpac1 open role
- Sac and Fox Tribe of Iowa1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Des Moines County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Eastern Iowa Workforce Development Board
Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott
IowaWORKS Center - Burlington
West Burlington · Comprehensive · 319-753-1671
8:30am- 4:30pm M, Tu, Thur, Fri; Wed 9am - 4:30pm
Cities in Des Moines County
Other Iowa counties
Laid off or looking for work in Des Moines County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.