Dubuque County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dubuque County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 57 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Dubuque County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
52,785
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
98,948
people in Dubuque County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,919
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dubuque County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
3
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Dubuque County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 28, 2026	UnityPoint Health	Dubuque County	1	Mass Layoff	State record
Apr 14, 2026	UnityPoint Health	Dubuque County	2	Mass Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Dubuque 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.

Deere John Capital5 open roles
Nordstrom5 open roles
Deere3 open roles
Engineering Services and Products Company3 open roles
RFA Engineering3 open roles
Access Dubuque2 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
isolved HCM2 open roles
Nicolet National Bank2 open roles
Rider Solution2 open roles

Colleges in Dubuque County

Colleges in Dubuque County
College	City	Type	Students
Loras College	Dubuque	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Dubuque	Dubuque	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Clarke University	Dubuque	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Divine Word College	Epworth	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Emmaus Bible College	Dubuque	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Wartburg Theological Seminary	Dubuque	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Cities in Dubuque County

Dubuque48 jobs
Dyersville6 jobs
Asbury3 jobs
Epworth

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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.