Fayette County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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

Fayette County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
9,947
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,393
people in Fayette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,764
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fayette County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
44
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Fayette County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 16, 2026	Transco Rail Services	Fayette County	40	Mass Layoff	State record
Apr 14, 2026	Appliance Plus Cellular Inc	Fayette County	4	Closing	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Fayette 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.

GPAC1 open role
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company1 open role

Colleges in Fayette County

Colleges in Fayette County
College	City	Type	Students
Upper Iowa University	Fayette	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

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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.