Grundy County, IA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grundy County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Grundy County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.1% the month before
6,540
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,352
people in Grundy County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$83,617
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Grundy County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Grundy 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grundy 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.